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Table 4 Association of COVID-related stress index with clinically significant outcomes. Logistic regression models

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

A. Anxious symptoms

 

OR

95% CI

p

COVID-related stress index

3.31

[1.87:5.88]

< .001

Setting (NWs)

Reference

Setting (NICUs)

0.77

[.29,2.03]

0.60

Job (physician)

Reference

Job (nurse)

1.42

[.51,3.94]

0.50

Job (other)

1.61

[.43,6.06]

0.43

Male sex

0.30

[0.10,0.94]

0.04

B. Post-traumatic symptoms

 

OR

95% CI

p

COVID-related stress index

2.46

[1.73,3.49]

< .001

Setting (NWs)

Reference

Setting (NICUs)

1.44

[.80,2.60]

0.22

Job (physician)

Reference

Job (nurse)

1.35

[.69,2.63]

0.38

Job (other)

1.41

[.63,3.14]

0.40

Male sex

1.80

[.72,1.55]

0.21

C. Emotional exhaustion

 

OR

95% CI

p

COVID-related stress index

1.80

[1.17,2.79]

0.008

Setting (NWs)

Reference

Setting (NICUs)

0.53

[.24,1.20]

0.13

Job (physician)

Reference

Job (nurse)

0.63

[.27,1.45]

0.28

Job (other)

0.75

[.24,1.20]

0.54

Male sex

1.44

[.45,4.56]

0.54

D. Depressive symptoms

 

OR

95% CI

p

COVID-related stress index

2.75

[1.05,7.19]

0.039

Setting (NWs)

Reference

Setting (NICUs)

.66

[.15,2.88]

0.58

Job (physician)

Reference

Job (nurse)

13.3

[1.09, 166.4]

0.045

Male sex

11.2

[1.25,100.8]

0.031

  1. RR Risk Ratio, NWs neonatal wards, NICU neonatal intensive care units, SE standard error. Job (other) not included in the D model, as no healthcare professionals in this subgroup reported significant depressive symptoms above the clinical cutoff
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

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