Psychological Distress among Healthcare Workers with Chronic Diseases during the COVID-19 Crisis

Table 4

Assessment of the Kessler psychological distress scale (K10) .

Variable	Mean	SD	%	Distress deg.	Arrange items
(1) In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel tired out for no good reason?	4.48	0.759	89.60	All of the time	2
(2) In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel nervous?	4.47	0.718	89.40	All of the time	3
(3) In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel so nervous that nothing could calm you down?	4.46	0.771	89.20	All of the time	4
(4) In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel hopeless?	4.51	0.709	90.20	All of the time	1
(5) In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel restless or fidgety?	4.39	0.847	87.80	All of the time	6
(6) In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel so restless you could not sit still?	4.12	1.037	82.40	Most of the time	10
(7) In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel depressed?	4.26	1.037	85.20	All of the time	9
(8) In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel that everything was an effort?	4.43	0.859	88.60	All of the time	5
(9) In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel so sad that nothing could cheer you up?	4.37	0.982	87.40	All of the time	7
(10) In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel worthless?	4.30	1.053	86.00	All of the time	8
Total Kessler scale mean	4.38	0.706	87.60