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Table 3 Mental health outcomes in the studied sample according to gender

From: The COVID-related mental health load of neonatal healthcare professionals: a multicenter study in Italy

 

Gender

 

Females

Males

P

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Anxious symptoms [20:80; 40]

55.3

10.1

49.4

12.8

0.002

Depressive symptoms [0:63; 28]

9.0

7.7

9.2

11.9

0.87

Psychosomatic symptoms [1:6]

2.0

0.9

2.1

1.2

0.81

Emotional exhaustion [1:54; 30]

16.2

11.1

18.3

12.2

0.33

Post-traumatic symptoms [0:88; 33]

25.7

15.6

26.3

17.5

0.83

Mental health load index (PC1)

0.01

1

−0.05

1.3

0.75

  1. In square brackets: [min:max; cutoff]. PC1 principal component 1, SD standard deviation, NWs Neonatal wards, NICU Intensive care units