Table 2 Respondents’ perceptions of workplace preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic
From: Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental health personnel in Norway
Characteristics | Worked clinically with patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes n = 727 (58.8%) | No n = 510 (41.2%) | Total n = 1237 (100%) | |
Is your clinic designated to treat patients suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19?* | |||
 Yes | 114 (15.7%) | 56 (11.0%) | 170 (13.7%) |
 No | 613 (84.3%) | 454 (89.0%) | 1067 (86.3%) |
My workplace has currently adequate infection control equipment | |||
 Agree/completely agree | 456 (62.7%) | 310 (60.8%) | 766 (61.9%) |
 Undecided/disagree/completely disagree | 271 (37.3%) | 200 (39.2%) | 471 (38.1%) |
My workplace handles the current situation well | |||
 Agree/completely agree | 597 (82.1%) | 438 (85.9%) | 1035 (83.7%) |
 Undecided/disagree/completely disagree | 130 (17.9%) | 72 (14.1%) | 202 (16.3%) |
My workplace is well equipped to handle an escalation of COVID-19 situation | |||
 Agree/completely agree | 289 (39.8%) | 212 (41.6%) | 501 (40.5%) |
 Undecided/disagree/completely disagree | 438 (60.2%) | 298 (58.4%) | 736 (59.5%) |