Table 3 Comparison of the results of the GDS survey conducted before and during the pandemic, 40 respondents

GDS

Mean ± SD

N

z-value

p

All respondents

 before the pandemic

2.88 ± 2.13

40

0.07

0.94

 during the pandemic

3.05 ± 2.89

Respondents aged 65 years or less

 before the pandemic

2.07 ± 1.21

14

1.4606

0.1441

 during the pandemic

1.57 ± 1.5

Respondents aged 66 years or more

 before the pandemic

3.31 ± 2.40

26

-0.8163

0.4143

 during the pandemic

3.85 ± 3.16

Respondents with good health

 before the pandemic

2.38 ± 1.79

24

0.996

0.319

 during the pandemic

2.13 ± 2.07

Respondents with poor health

 before the pandemic

3.63 ± 2.42

16

-0.808

0.419

 during the pandemic

4.44 ± 3.43

One child in foster care

 before the pandemic

2.82 ± 1.91

28

0.965

0.334

 during the pandemic

2.61 ± 2.59

More than one child in foster care

 before the pandemic

3 ± 2.66

12

-1.467

0.142

 during the pandemic

4.08 ± 3.4

The oldest child in foster care aged 10 years or less

 before the pandemic

3.54 ± 2.67

13

2.15

0.0313

 during the pandemic

2.77 ± 2.59

The oldest child in foster care, aged 11 or more

 before the pandemic

2.56 ± 1.78

27

-1.246

0.213

 during the pandemic

3.19 ± 3.06