Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006
Research
Long-term Psychological and Occupational Effects of Providing Hospital Healthcare during SARS Outbreak
Robert G. Maunder*†
, William J. Lancee*†, Kenneth E. Balderson*‡, Jocelyn P. Bennett*, Bjug Borgundvaag*†, Susan Evans§, Christopher M.B. Fernandes¶#, David S. Goldbloom†**, Mona Gupta†††, Jonathan J. Hunter*†, Linda McGillis Hall†, Lynn M. Nagle†, Clare Pain*†, Sonia S. Peczeniuk‡‡, Glenna Raymond§§, Nancy Read‡, Sean B. Rourke†‡, Rosalie J. Steinberg*†, Thomas E. Stewart*†, Susan VanDeVelde Coke††, Georgina G. Veldhorst¶¶, and Donald A. Wasylenki†‡
, William J. Lancee*†, Kenneth E. Balderson*‡, Jocelyn P. Bennett*, Bjug Borgundvaag*†, Susan Evans§, Christopher M.B. Fernandes¶#, David S. Goldbloom†**, Mona Gupta†††, Jonathan J. Hunter*†, Linda McGillis Hall†, Lynn M. Nagle†, Clare Pain*†, Sonia S. Peczeniuk‡‡, Glenna Raymond§§, Nancy Read‡, Sean B. Rourke†‡, Rosalie J. Steinberg*†, Thomas E. Stewart*†, Susan VanDeVelde Coke††, Georgina G. Veldhorst¶¶, and Donald A. Wasylenki†‡Table 3
Demographic and job characteristics of participants, Impact of SARS Study*
| Characteristics | Toronto % (n = 587) | Hamilton % (n = 182) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 86.0 | 89.6 | 0.22 |
| Single | 23.7 | 20.3 | |
| Married or common-law | 65.2 | 68.1 | |
| Separated or widowed | 11.1 | 11.5 | 0.41 |
| Living with child <16 y of age | 36.3 | 36.8 | 0.90 |
| Living with adult >65 y of age | 9.2 | 5.5 | 0.11 |
| Worked in healthcare >10 y | 65.1 | 68.7 | 0.37 |
| Worked any shifts during SARS in | |||
| Surgical inpatient unit | 13.8 | 18.7 | 0.11 |
| Medical inpatient unit | 26.4 | 21.4 | 0.18 |
| Isolation unit with SARS patients | 22.5 | † | |
| Intensive care unit | 32.9 | 34.1 | 0.66 |
| Emergency department | 32.2 | 24.7 | 0.06
*SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome. *SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome. |
*SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome.
†Hamilton had no patients with SARS.
