Dimensions of emotional distress among Brazilian workers in a COVID-19 reference hospital: A factor analytical study

Table 4 Multiple linear regressions between predictable variables and each of the emotional dimensions of hospital workers (n = 1000)

	Avoidance and re-experience		Depression-anxiety		Sleep changes
	β (95%CI)	β (95%CI)1	β (95%CI)	β (95%CI)1	β (95%CI)	β (95%CI)1
Direct contact with COVID-19 patient (h/wk)	0.05 (-0.01 to 0.11)	0.02 (-0.04 to 0.09)	0.08 (0.02 to 0.13)b	0.02 (-0.04 to 0.09)	0.03 (-0.03 to 0.08)	-0.02 (-0.08 to 0.05)
Previous psychiatric or psychological treatment (self-reported)	0.33 (0.2 to 0.46)c	0.33 (0.21 to 0.46)c	0.38 (0.27 to 0.5)c	0.38 (0.26 to 0.49)c	0.26 (0.13 to 0.38)c	0.25 (0.12 to 0.38)c
Had COVID-19 (self-reported)	0.14 (0.02 to 0.26)a	0.09 (-0.03 to 0.21)	-0.03 (-0.14 to 0.08)	-0.07 (-0.18 to 0.04)	0.09 (-0.03 to 0.21)	0.05 (-0.07 to 0.17)
Close family or friend hospitalized or who died due to COVID-19	0.14 (0.03 to 0.26)a	0.13 (0.02 to 0.25)a	0.06 (-0.06 to 0.16)	0.06 (-0.04 to 0.17)	0.14 (0.02 to 0.26)a	0.13 (0.01 to 0.24)a
Ethical conflict	0.21 (0.03 to 0.39)a	0.26 (0.08 to 0.44)b	0.08 (-0.09 to 0.25)	0.12 (-0.04 to 0.29)	0.02 (-0.16 to 0.2)	0.03 (-0.15 to 0.21)
Personal motivation	-0.03 (-0.11 to 0.04)	-0.02 (-0.09 to 0.06)	-0.03 (-0.1 to 0.04)	-0.02 (-0.09 to 0.05)	-0.01 (-0.09 to 0.06)	0.01 (-0.07 to 0.08)
Institutional support	-0.26 (-0.34 to -0.18)c	-0.26 (-0.33 to -0.18)c	-0.41 (-0.49 to -0.33)c	-0.41 (-0.48 to -0.34)c	-0.2 (-0.28 to -0.12)c	-0.2 (-0.28 to -0.13)c

¹Adjusted for age, gender, marital status, educational level, and occupation.

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

^cP < 0.001.

All models were statistically significant (P < 0.001). CI: Confidence interval.