Correlation between the findings from the self-reported questionnaires on anxiety, self-efficacy, stress, sleep quality, and social support
The levels of anxiety, self-efficacy, stress, sleep quality, and social support were measured using the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction (SASR) questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Social Support Rate Scale (SSRS), respectively. Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to identify the correlations between the results from the responses of the medical staff.
There was a significant positive correlation between the SSRS scores and the GSES scores (r=0.405, P<0.01), and a negative correlation between the SSRS scores and the SAS scores (r=−0.565, P<0.01), the SASR scores (r=−0.391, P <0.01), and the PSQI scores (r=−0.413, P<0.01). There was a negative association between the GSES scores and the SAS scores (r=−0.351, P<0.01), and the SASR scores (r=−0.277, P<0.01), and the PSQI scores (r=−0.483, P <0.01). There was a significant positive correlation between the SAS scores and the SASR scores (r=0.397, P<0.01), and the PSQI scores (r=0.489, P<0.01). There was a significant positive association between the SASR scores and the PSQI scores (r=0.457, P<0.01). Table 2 summarizes these results.