Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the studied sample (N = 900)
From: Pandemic Grief Scale in detection of grief reaction among physicians in COVID-19 era
Age/years: | ||
mean ± SD | 42.96 ± 10.62 | |
(range) | (25–65) | |
Sex: | ||
Male | 504 | 56.0 |
Female | 396 | 44.0 |
Residence: | ||
Urban | 765 | 85.0 |
Rural | 135 | 15.0 |
Marital status: | ||
Single | 121 | 13.4 |
Married | 722 | 80.2 |
Divorced | 40 | 4.4 |
Widow | 17 | 1.9 |
Smoking: | ||
Non-smoker | 657 | 73.0 |
Smoker | 243 | 27.0 |
Relation to deceased: | ||
Immediate family member | ||
Extended family member | ||
Close friend | 231 | 25.7 |
Acquaintance | ||
Others | 365 | 40.6 |
109 | 12.1 | |
93 | 10.3 | |
102 | 11.3 | |
Position: | ||
Resident | 54 | 6.0 |
Demonstrator | 44 | 4.9 |
Assistant lecturer | 55 | 6.1 |
Lecturer | 121 | 13.4 |
Assistant prof | 120 | 13.3 |
Prof | 241 | 26.8 |
Specialist | 80 | 8.9 |
Consultant | 185 | 20.6 |
Pandemic Grief Scale: mean ± SD (range) | 11.12 ± 2.34 (4.0–15.0) | |
Duration of the grief: | ||
< 1 | 391 | 43.4 |
1–3 | 267 | 29.7 |
4–6 | 242 | 26.9 |
Seeking psychiatric help: | ||
No | 43.3 | |
Yes | 390 | 56.7 |
510 | ||
Sheehan Disability Scale: mean ± SD (range) | 17.63 ± 5.17 (6.0–26.0) | |
Patient Health Questionnaire-9: mean ± SD (range) | 19.89 ± 4.27 (8.0–27.0) | |
Degree of impact on quality of life: | ||
Not difficult at all | ||
Somewhat difficult | 267 | 29.7 |
Very difficult | 170 | 18.9 |
Extremely difficult | 239 | 26.6 |
224 | 24.9 | |
COVID-19 status: | ||
Negative | 506 | 56.2 |
Positive | 394 | 43.8 |