Table 2 Descriptive Statistics and Comparisons between Case and Non-case on Anxiety and Depression (N = 236)

 Age

58.50

64.04

t(234) = 2.48, p = .01

60.71

65.22

t(234) = 2.32, p = .02

 Women

0.83

0.71

χ²(1) = 2.97, p = .09

0.75

0.73

χ²(1) = 0.17, p = .68

 Year in caregiving

6.63

7.71

t(234) = 0.95, p = .34

7.38

7.53

t(234) = 0.15, p = .88

 Perceived risk

3.10

2.54

t(234) = −4.43, p < .001

2.78

2.54

t(234) = − 2.19, p = .03

 Perceived severity

3.54

3.06

t(234) = −3.46, p < .001

3.29

3.04

t(234) = − 2.04, p =. 04

 Employment difficulties

0.36

0.35

χ²(1) = 0.01, p = .91

0.33

0.39

χ²(1) = 0.84, p = .36

 Financial difficulties

0.34

0.29

χ²(1) = 0.71, p = .40

0.29

0.32

χ²(1) = 0.33, p = .57

 Protective supplies

3.55

3.83

t(234) = 2.72, p = .007

3.70

3.85

t(234) = 1.61, p = .11

 Home infection risk

0.17

0.10

χ²(1) = 2.55, p = .11

0.13

0.10

χ²(1) = 0.54, p = .46

 Center services suspended

0.40

0.21

χ²(1) = 8.21, p = .004

0.31

0.18

χ²(1) = 4.69, p = .03

 Getting drugs from the hospital

0.45

0.22

χ²(1) = 11.51, p = .001

0.34

0.19

χ²(1) = 6.05, p = .01

 Delayed treatment at the hospital

0.19

0.20

χ²(1) = 0.01, p = .91

0.23

0.16

χ²(1) = 1.82, p = .18

 Wearing mask

4.79

4.88

t(234) = 1.42, p = .15

4.85

4.87

t(234) = 0.44, p = .66

 Hand hygiene

4.16

3.98

t(234) = −1.62, p = .11

4.11

3.92

t(234) = −1.91, p = .06

 Social distancing

3.84

3.57

t(234) = −2.07, p = .04

3.62

3.66

t(234) = 0.40, p = .69

 Healthy lifestyle

3.22

3.49

t(234) = 2.55, p = .01

3.27

3.62

t(234) = 3.92, p < .001

 Anxiety

9.55

4.00

t(234) = −17.07, p < .001

6.80

3.50

t(234) = −9.07, p < .001

 Depression

11.74

7.25

t(234) = − 10.97, p < .001

10.70

5.32

t(234) = − 20.64, p < .001