Stigma towards Chronically Ill Patients among Healthcare Workers Caring for COVID-19 Patients during the Outbreak in Jordan

Table 2

Stigma towards chronic patients (n = 686).

Items	Strongly disagree		Disagree		Agree		Strongly agree
	Count	Row N (%)	Count	Row N (%)	Count	Row N (%)	Count	Row N (%)
(1) You feel that it is useless to serve any patient because of accidents, fault of others, quarrels, etc.	424	61.8	186	27.1	55	8.0	21	3.1
(2) You feel that it is pointless to be at the service of patients with chronic diseases who are more vulnerable to infection with the COVID-19 virus	513	74.8	122	17.8	38	5.5	13	1.9
(3) You think that it is not worth caring for the sick because you may feel that they are carrying the virus	476	69.4	153	22.3	39	5.7	18	2.6
(4) You feel it is pointless to be of service to patients	535	78.0	115	16.8	21	3.1	15	2.2
(5) When a patient asks you for help, you should not take the initiative to take care of him/her	400	58.3	103	15.0	63	9.2	120	17.5
(6) If a friend or relative is in frequent contact with patients, I advise him to change department or job	329	48.0	189	27.6	120	17.5	48	7.0
(7) You believe you have the right to refuse service to any patient to avoid contracting COVID-19	332	48.4	186	27.1	120	17.5	48	7.0
(8) If you can choose, you do not want to deal with any patient	351	51.2	168	24.5	107	15.6	60	8.7
(9) Even just to talk to any patient, you should wear a mask to prevent infection	52	7.6	53	7.7	114	16.6	467	68.1
(10) For reasons of public safety, I do not think we should treat any patients	402	58.6	173	25.2	68	9.9	43	6.3
(11) The best way to prevent COVID-19 infection is to avoid any contact with sick people	264	38.5	192	28.0	126	18.4	104	15.2
(12) You are not against patient care, but it is better for you not to approach them	164	23.9	168	24.5	184	26.8	170	24.8