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Table 4 Depression scores of the patients with deferred surgeries

From: Deferral of elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Palestinian patients: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Item

Depression status (HADS score)*

Pearson Chi-square

Pearson Chi-square P-value ≤ 0.05 is statistically significant

Mean score

Mean score p-value ≤ 0.05 is statistically significant

Coefficient

Coefficient p-value ≤ 0.05 is statistically significant

Normal (%)

Borderline (%)

Abnormal (%)

Age groups

15–30y

54.2

31.3

14.5

36.870

.000

6.6988

.000

9.482

 < 0.001

31–45y

35.4

38.9

25.7

  

8.9292

   

46–60y

18.1

42.4

39.6

  

9.7917

   

 > 60y

25.9

39.7

34.5

  

10.0172

   

Gender

Female

34.7

36.1

29.2

1.881

.390

8.6881

.265

  

Male

28.6

41.3

30.1

  

9.1888

   

Hospital

Centre Hospital

31.9

39.9

28.3

1.294

.862

9.1667

.753

  

North Hospital

31.9

35.5

32.6

  

8.8227

   

South Hospital

31.1

41.2

27.7

  

8.7983

   

Residence in West Bank

North

31.1

35.8

33.1

2.318

.677

9.0861

.854

  

Centre

34.2

37.7

28.1

  

8.9035

   

South

30.1

42.9

27.1

  

8.7895

   

Type of operation

Subspeciality surgery**

43.8

29.2

27.0

27.460

.001

8.2697

.000

  

Gynecology

28.9

39.5

31.6

  

9.3684

   

Neurosurgery

6.3

51.6

42.2

  

11.1875

   

Orthopedic

34.6

37.5

27.9

  

8.5221

   

General Surgeries

35.2

40.8

23.9

  

8.2958

   

No. of comorbidities

None

35.6

39.1

25.3

8.282

.082

8.4348

.007

0.648

.517

One

26.4

38.9

34.7

  

9.4028

   

Two or more

23.3

37.0

39.7

  

10.2055

   

Covid-19 infection regarding the time of scheduled operation

Did not infected

30.6

42.9

26.5

11.302

.023

9.0306

.000

  

Infected at other time than surgery time

34.4

37.0

28.6

  

12.3333

   

Infected during surgery time

7.4

40.7

51.9

  

8.5641

   

The number of health services other than elective surgery which need by the participants

No services needed

34.5

39.2

26.3

16.400

.037

8.4209

.000

0.110

0.913

One service

31.3

38.6

30.1

  

9.3976

   

Two services

15.4

34.6

50.0

  

11.4615

 

1.475

0.141

Three services

0.0

40.0

60.0

  

12.5000

 

2.107

0.036

Four services

0.0

0.0

100.0

  

12.0000

   

Absence of work during the pandemic

go to work all the time

40.2

34.9

24.9

38.501

.000

8.0473

.000

  

1-month absence

48.3

39.7

12.1

  

7.3103

   

2-months absence

25.9

41.4

32.8

  

9.2069

   

Three or more months of absence

13.3

42.5

44.2

  

10.9558

 

3.318

0.001

The direct Cost impact of surgical deferral

Mild impact

43.4

30.1

26.5

24.225

.000

7.8496

.000

  

Moderate impact

31.7

42.1

26.2

  

8.8688

   

Severe impact

10.9

42.2

46.9

  

11.0781

   

The physical impact of surgical deferral

not affected physically

42.9

33.9

23.2

19.225

.000

7.8249

.000

1.269

0.205

affected physically

22.6

42.5

34.8

  

9.8235

   
  1. Univariate and multivariate analysis of the depression scores of the patients with deferred surgeries, Palestine, 2020–2021
  2. *The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
  3. **Subspeciality surgeries include ENT, Ophthalmology, vascular, and maxillofacial surgeries
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