Table 2 Association between socio-demographic, Sheehan Disability Scale, Pandemic Grief Scale, and COVID-19 infection among studied group
From: Pandemic Grief Scale in detection of grief reaction among physicians in COVID-19 era
Variables | COVID-19 | Test of significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
Negative n = 506 | Positive n = 394 | ||
Age/years | 42.91 ± 10.58 | 43.02 ± 10.66 | t = 0.155 p = 0.877 |
Sex | |||
Male | 284(56.1) | 220(55.8) | χ2 = 0.008 |
Female | 222(43.9) | 174(44.2) | p = 0.931 |
Residence | |||
Urban | 425(84.0) | 340(86.3) | χ2 = 0.921 |
Rural | 81(16.0) | 54(13.7) | p = 0.337 |
Marital status | |||
Single | 67(13.2) | 54(13.7) | χ2 = 0.084, P = 0.77 |
Married | 404(79.8) | 318(80.7) | χ2 = 0.11,P = 0.745 |
Divorced | 22(4.3) | 18(4.6) | χ2 = 0.03, P = 0.87 |
Widow | 13(2.6) | 4(1.0) | χ2 = 2.89, P = 0.09 |
Smokers | |||
Non-smoker | 365(72.1) | 292(74.1) | χ2 = 0.439 |
Smoker | 141(27.9) | 102(25.9) | p = 0.507 |
Relation to disease | |||
Immediate family member | 119(23.5) | 112(28.4) | χ2 = 2.79, P = 0.09 |
Extended family member | 211(41.7) | 154(39.1) | χ2 = 0.627, P = 0.428 |
Close friend | 68(13.4) | 41(10.4) | χ2 = , 1.91, P = 0.17 |
Acquaintance | 55(10.9) | 38(9.6) | χ2 = 0.358, P = 0.549 |
Others | 53(10.5) | 49(12.4) | χ2 = 0.848, P = 0.356 |
Position | |||
Resident | 32(6.3) | 22(5.6) | χ2 = 0.215, P = 0.642 |
Demonstrator | 25(4.9) | 19(4.8) | χ2 = 0.007, P = 0.935 |
Assistant lecturer | 28(5.5) | 27(6.9) | χ2 = 0.672, P = 0.412 |
Lecturer | 71(14.0) | 50(12.7) | χ2 = 0.342, P = 0.558 |
Assistant prof | 54(10.7) | 66(16.8) | χ2 = 7.08, P = 0.008* |
Prof | 135(26.7) | 106(26.9) | χ2 = 0.006, P = 0.94 |
Specialist | 46(9.1) | 34(8.6) | χ2 = 0.058, P = 0.809 |
Consultant | 115(22.7) | 70(17.8) | χ2 = 3.34, P = 0.07 |
Pandemic Grief Scale | 10.56 ± 2.38 | 12.06 ± 2.01 | t = 9.95 |
p < .001* | |||
Duration of the grief | |||
< 1 | 225(44.5) | 167(42.4) | χ2 = 1.49 |
1–3 | 153(30.2) | 113(28.7) | P = 0.47 |
4–6 | 128(25.3) | 114(28.9) | |
Seeking psychiatric help | |||
No | 224(44.3) | 166(42.1) | χ2 = 0.412 |
Yes | 282(55.7) | 228(57.9) | P = 0.521 |
Sheehan Disability Scale | 17.28 ± 5.29 | 18.08 ± 4.98 | t = 2.31 p = 0.02* |
Patient Heath Questionnaire-9 | 19.54 ± 4.33 | 20.34 ± 4.16 | t = 2.79 p = 0.005* |
Degree of impact on quality of life | n = 506 | n = 394 | |
Not difficult at all | |||
Somewhat difficult | 163(32.2) | 104(26.4) | χ2 = 3.59, P = 0.058 |
Very difficult | 100(19.8) | 70(17.8) | χ2 = 0.58, P = 0.447 |
Extremely difficult | 131(25.9) | 108(27.4) | χ2=0.263, P = 0.608 |
112(22.1) | 112(28.4) | χ2=4.69, P = 0.03* | |