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Table 4 Sleep and work conditions of study participants during the 2021 Tet outbreak by deterioration to high depression levels

From: Assessing the mental effects of COVID-19-related work on depression among community health workers in Vietnam

Variables

Total

Deterioration to high depression levels

p-value*

No

Yes

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Total

979 (100)

908 (92.7)

71 (7.3)

 

Sleep condition

 Hours of sleep per day

  7 + hours

474 (48.4)

465 (51.2)

9 (12.7)

< 0.001

  Less than 7 h

505 (51.6)

443 (48.8)

62 (87.3)

 Quality of sleep

  Good

569 (58.1)

559 (61.6)

10 (14.1)

< 0.001

  Normal

291 (29.7)

257 (28.3)

34 (47.9)

  Not good

119 (12.2)

92 (10.1)

27 (38.0)

Work condition

 Working hours

  < 8 h

240 (24.5)

234 (25.8)

6 (8.5)

< 0.001

  8–9 h

335 (34.2)

321 (35.4)

14 (19.7)

  9 + hours

404 (41.3)

353 (38.9)

51 (71.8)

 Work overtime in workdays

  No

121 (12.4)

117 (12.9)

4 (5.6)

0.090

  Yes

858 (87.6)

791 (87.1)

67 (94.4)

 Work on weekends

  No

110 (11.2)

109 (12.0)

1 (1.4)

0.003

  Yes

869 (88.8)

799 (88.0)

70 (98.6)

 Work overtime in workdays and work on weekends

  No

147 (15.0)

143 (15.7)

4 (5.6)

0.023

  Yes

832 (85.0)

765 (84.3)

67 (94.4)

 Working in two places + 

  No

837 (85.5)

784 (86.3)

53 (74.6)

0.007

  Yes

142 (14.5)

124 (13.7)

18 (25.4)

 Job intensity

  Not intense

270 (27.6)

267 (29.4)

3 (4.2)

< 0.001

  Normal

523 (53.4)

499 (55.0)

24 (33.8)

  Intense

186 (19.0)

142 (15.6)

44 (62.0)

 Job security

  Secure

363 (37.1)

347 (38.2)

16 (22.5)

< 0.001

  Normal

440 (44.9)

409 (45.0)

31 (43.7)

  Insecure

176 (18.0)

152 (16.7)

24 (33.8)

 Working environment satisfaction

  Satisfied

386 (39.4)

376 (41.4)

10 (14.1)

< 0.001

  Normal

513 (52.4)

468 (51.5)

45 (63.4)

  Dissatisfied

80 (8.2)

64 (7.0)

16 (22.5)

 Relationship with co-workers

  Good

238 (24.3)

225 (24.8)

13 (18.3)

< 0.001

  Normal

525 (53.6)

499 (55.0)

26 (36.6)

  Not good

216 (22.1)

184 (20.3)

32 (45.1)

 Appreciation/reward system satisfaction

  Satisfied

246 (25.1)

241 (26.5)

5 (7.0)

< 0.001

  Normal

476 (48.6)

442 (48.7)

34 (47.9)

  Dissatisfied

257 (26.3)

225 (24.8)

32 (45.1)

 Change in feeling overloaded before and during the COVID-19 outbreak

  Less overload

46 (4.7)

46 (5.1)

0 (0)

< 0.001

  No change

522 (53.3)

500 (55.1)

22 (31.0)

  More overload

411 (42.0)

362 (39.9)

49 (69.0)

  1. *p-value from Pearson’s Chi-squared and Fisher’s exact test