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Table 3 Intended behavior associated with worry and the degree of worry about the A/H1N1 influenza pandemic.

From: General hospital staff worries, perceived sufficiency of information and associated psychological distress during the A/H1N1 influenza pandemic

  

Do you worry about the new A/H1N1 influenza pandemic?

Degree of worry

  

Yes (N = 266)

No (N = 203)

p-value

mean ± SD

p-value

d 4

Restriction of Social Contacts

(I have restricted my social contacts because my work environment is considered "dangerous")

Yes

27 (10.2%)

4 (2.0%)

< 0.00051

6.1 ± 1.9

< 0.00052

0.917

 

No

239 (89.8%)

199 (98.0%)

 

4.1 ± 2.2

  

Isolation

(I feel that my family members and friends avoid contacts with me, because I work in a "high-risk" environment)

Yes

14 (5.3%)

4 (2.0%)

0.051

5.6 ± 2.2

0.0162

0.636

 

No

252 (94.7%)

199 (98.0%)

 

4.2 ± 2.2

  

Intended work avoidance

(Lately I have been so concerned about the A/H1N1 influenza that I would take a leave to avoid going to work)

Yes

18 (6.8%)

2 (1.0%)

0.0031

6.1 ± 2.3

< 0.00052

0.952

 

No

248 (93.2%)

201 (99.0%)

 

4.0 ± 2.2

  

Sense of Duty (mean ± SD)

(In an emergency situation due to the A/H1N1 influenza pandemic, how possible would it be to avoid your duties?) (1 = highly possible, 9 = not at all possible)

 

5.4 ± 2.8

6.4 ± 2.7

< 0.00052

-0.1563

0.001

0.315

  1. 1, chi-square tests; 2, two-tailed t-tests; 3, Pearson correlation; 4, Cohen's d as effect size