Table 3 Comparison between frontline and second-line physicians regarding their demographic and clinical characteristics
N = 426 | Frontline (n = 66) | Second-line (n = 360) | t X2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%), M (SD) | ||||
 Age | 33.24 (6.57) | 34.81 (6.49) | 1.802 | 0.072 |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 26 (36.4) | 118 (32.8) | 1.091 | 0.296 |
 Female | 40 (60.6) | 242 (67.2) |  |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Married | 40 (60.6) | 263 (73.1) | 4.209 | 0.040 |
 Not married | 26 (39.4) | 97 (26.9) |  |  |
Professional title | ||||
 Resident | 31 (47.0) | 121 (33.6) | 4.337 | 0.037 |
 Specialist/consultant | 35 (53.0) | 239 (66.4) |  |  |
Daily working hours | ||||
 ≤ 8 | 37 (56.1) | 268 (75.3) | 10.265 | 0.001 |
 > 8 | 29 (43.9) | 88 (24.7) |  |  |
Working days/week | ||||
 ≤ 5 | 45 (68.2) | 228 (63.9) | 0.453 | 0.299 |
 > 5 | 21 (31.8) | 129 (36.1) |  |  |
Received sufficient training | ||||
 No | 41 (62.1) | 269 (74.7) | 4.469 | 0.035 |
 Yes | 25 (37.9) | 91 (25.3) |  |  |
Satisfied with hospital PPEb | ||||
 No | 57 (86.4) | 301 (83.6) | 0.315 | 0.362 |
 Yes | 9 (13.6) | 59 (16.4) |  |  |
History of colleague affected with Covid-19 | ||||
 No | 20 (30.3) | 219 (60.8) | 21.110 | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 46 (69.7) | 141 (39.2) |  |  |
History of self-harm thoughts during pandemic | ||||
 No | 57 (86.4) | 326 (90.6) | 1.080 | 0.299 |
 Yes | 9 (13.6) | 34 (9.4) |  |  |
 FCV-19Sa | 20.18 (5.35) | 20.07 (5.00) | − 0.162 | 0.871 |
HADSc | ||||
 Total Anxiety Score | 8.67 (4.31) | 7.93 (3.67) | − 1.260 | 0.208 |
 Total Depression Score | 9.11 (2.84) | 9.07 (3.35) | − 0.090 | 0.928 |