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19 April 2021: Clinical Research

Use of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) Questionnaire to Assess Levels of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Healthcare and Administrative Staff in 5 Oncology Institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic

Inga Marijanović 1ABDEF , Marija Kraljević 1ABDEF* , Teo Buhovac 1ABDEF , Timur Cerić 2BD , Alma Mekić Abazović 3BD , Jasmina Alidžanović 4BD , Zdenka Gojković 5BD , Emir Sokolović 6CD

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930812

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930812

Table 1 Summary of demographic, personal, and clinical characteristics of oncology staff in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

VariablesFrequency (n)Percent (%)
 Male3821.7
 Female13778.3
 Medical doctor5129.1
 Nurse8548.6
 Medical radiation technologist1810.3
 Administrative employee2011.4
 Missing10.6
 Primary education21.1
 Secondary education7040.0
 Post-secondary education10358.9
 Married11364.6
 Unmarried6235.4
 Yes3520.0
 No14080.0
 Underweight42.3
 Normal10258.3
 Overweight6134.9
 Obese84.6
8347.4
 36–54 years7341.7
 >55 years1910.9
 Yes7744.0
 No9856.0
 Yes8749.7
 No8850.3
 Mostar4525.7
 Sarajevo3318.9
 Zenica2514.3
 Tuzla2816.0
 Banja Luka4425.1
BMI – body mass index, SARS-CoV-2 – severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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