Table 5 Comparison between younger and older age groups regarding the percentage of their responses to some emotional aspects
From: Economic and emotional impact of COVID-19 pandemic on phoniatricians’ practice in Egypt
≤ 40 years | >40 years | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q35 Degree of pandemic effect | Major | 50.9 | 36 | 0.215 |
Moderate+ Minor | 49.1 | 64 | ||
Q36 Degree that the pandemic will continue to have effect | Major | 40 | 24 | 0.251 |
Moderate | 50.9 | 72 | ||
Minor | 9.1 | 4 | ||
Q39 Degree of worry from getting infection/reinfection | A lot | 72.7 | 48 | 0.032* |
A little/not at all | 27.3 | 52 | ||
Q41 Degree of increased stress level due to pandemic | Great | 41.8 | 24 | 0.172 |
Moderate+ little | 58.2 | 76 | ||
Q46 Need to take medications from anxiety or depression | No | 94.5 | 92 | 0.645 |
Yes | 5.5 | 8 | ||
Q47 Need for psychological support | Yes | 29.1 | 12 | 0.096 |
Q48 Degree of worry about professional future | A lot | 40 | 28 | 0.539 |
A little | 43.6 | 56 | ||
Not at all | 16.4 | 16 | ||
Q49 Causes beyond worry | Pandemic | 60 | 60 | 0.322 |
Corona will affect clients financially | 12.7 | 24 | ||
Losing job +others | 27.3 | 16 | ||