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- Table 1. Responder demographics, work environment characteristics, and measures of mental health problems and illnesses
Overall (n = 257) Age, years (mean, SD) 41.93 (12.12) Sex (n, %) Male 141 54.86 Female 112 43.58 No response 4 1.56 Ethnic group (n, %) Chinese 224 87.16 Malay 4 1.56 Indian 16 6.23 Eurasian 1 0.39 Other 8 3.11 No response 4 1.56 Marital status (n, %) Single 48 18.68 Married 197 76.65 Divorced or separated 6 2.33 Widowed 1 0.39 No response 5 1.95 Educational qualifications (n, %) MBBS 57 22.18 MBBS with other postgraduate qualifications 196 76.26 No response 4 1.55 Type of employment (n, %) Full time 218 84.82 Part time 17 6.61 Locum 16 6.23 Other 1 0.39 No response 5 1.95 Main workplace setting (n, %) Individual private practice 60 23.35 Shared private practice 62 24.12 PHI 124 48.25 Other 6 2.33 No response 5 1.95 PHPC scheme for clinics in private practice (n, %) PHPC 116 45.14 Non-PHPC 21 8.17 N/A (work in PHI) 114 44.36 No response 6 2.33 Clinically active years (n, %) 1–3 13 5.06 4–5 27 10.51 6–10 75 29.18 11–15 30 11.67 16–20 30 11.67 ≥21 77 29.96 No response 5 1.95 Number of previous outbreaks participant has been clinically involved in (n, %) 0 66 25.68 1 23 8.95 2 53 20.62 3 32 12.45 4 83 32.30 Mean (SD) 2.17 (1.59) Scales Meeting cut-off GAD-7 (n, %) 55 21.40 PHQ-9 (n, %) 68 26.56 Impact of Events-Revised (n, %) 23 8.94 Mean (SD) Meeting cut-off Oldenburg burnout inventory Meeting cut-off for both disengagement and exhaustion (n, %) 211 82.10 Disengagement (mean score) 2.72 Exhaustion (mean score) 2.57 GAD-7 = Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7. PHI = public health institution. PHPC = Public Health Preparedness Clinic. PHQ-9 = Public Health Questionnaire-9
Covariate 95% confidence interval P value Odds ratio Lower Upper Age 0.18 1.04 0.98 1.11 Sex Male Baseline Female 0.34 1.41 0.70 2.87 Ethnic group (n, %) Chinese Baseline Malay 0.89 0.83 0.07 9.91 Indian 0.81 0.84 0.20 3.56 Eurasian – – – – Other 0.52 2.07 0.22 19.21 Marital status Married Baseline Never married 0.30 1.59 0.67 3.78 Type of employment Full time Baseline Part time 0.46 0.58 0.14 2.47 Locum and other 0.68 0.77 0.22 2.65 Workplace setting Private clinic (PHPC) Baseline Private clinic (Non-PHPC) 0.52 0.69 0.23 2.12 Public (polyclinic) 0.003 3.42 1.50 7.77 Number of outbreaks clinically involved in 0.40 0.88 0.65 1.19 PHPC = Public Health Preparedness Clinic.
Covariate 95% confidence interval P value Odds ratio Lower Upper Age 0.24 1.03 0.98 1.07 Sex Male Baseline Female 0.60 1.21 0.60 2.45 Ethnic group (n, %) Chinese Baseline Malay 0.69 0.62 0.06 6.39 Indian 0.29 0.50 0.14 1.79 Eurasian – – – – Other – – – – Marital status Married Baseline Never married 0.98 1.01 0.43 2.36 Type of employment Full time Baseline Part time 0.63 1.48 0.30 7.39 Locum and other 0.91 1.08 0.28 4.14 Workplace setting Private clinic (PHPC) Baseline Private clinic (Non-PHPC) 0.60 1.53 0.31 7.44 Public (polyclinic) 0.84 1.08 0.49 2.39 Number of outbreaks clinically involved in 0.43 1.12 0.85 1.48 PHPC = Public Health Preparedness Clinic
Covariate 95% confidence interval P value Odds ratio Lower Upper Age 0.35 1.03 0.97 1.09 Sex Male Baseline Female 0.87 1.06 0.56 2.00 Ethnic group (n, %) Chinese Baseline Malay 0.23 0.28 0.03 2.24 Indian 0.05 0.30 0.09 1.01 Eurasian – – – – Other 0.66 0.68 0.12 3.77 Marital status Married Baseline Never married 0.98 0.99 0.45 2.19 Type of employment Full time Baseline Part time 0.85 1.15 0.28 4.75 Locum and other 0.56 0.71 0.22 2.24 Workplace setting Private clinic (PHPC) Baseline Private clinic (Non-PHPC) 0.33 1.86 0.54 6.39 Public (polyclinic) 0.02 2.36 1.12 5.00 Number of outbreaks clinically involved in 0.25 1.17 0.90 1.53 PHPC = Public Health Preparedness Clinic
- Table 5. Sociodemographic and work environment correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder
Covariate 95% confidence interval P value Odds ratio Lower Upper Age 0.56 1.02 0.95 1.10 Sex Male Baseline Female 0.25 1.82 0.65 5.09 Ethnic group (n, %) Chinese Baseline Malay – – – – Indian 0.30 0.40 0.07 2.26 Eurasian – – – – Other 0.83 0.77 0.07 8.46 Marital status Married Baseline Never married 0.81 1.16 0.33 4.07 Type of employment Full time Baseline Part time 0.85 0.81 0.08 7.87 Locum and other 0.75 0.75 0.13 4.29 Workplace setting Private clinic (PHPC) Baseline Private clinic (Non-PHPC) 0.71 0.76 0.17 3.32 Public (polyclinic) 0.11 2.61 0.81 8.43 Number of outbreaks clinically involved in 0.15 1.32 0.90 1.93 PHPC = Public Health Preparedness Clinic
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