Table 1 
Self-reported mental health and stress levels of participating health care workers, proportion (%), Canada 

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Self-reported mental health and stress levels of participating health care workers, proportion (%), Canada
Excellent / Very good – Self-perceived mental health Good – Self-perceived mental health Fair/Poor – Self-perceived mental health Worse now / Much worse now – Change in mental health since March 2020 Quite a bit stressful / Extremely stressful – Stressfulness of most days
Overall                        33                        33                        33                        70                        56
Contact with people at job           
Direct contact with suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19                        27                        32                        40                        77                        63
Direct contact only with those not suspected of COVID-19                        37                        34                        28                        66                        53
No direct contact with people                        39                        32                        29                        62                        44
Profession          
Physician                        38                        35                        27                        73                        62
Nurse                        29                        34                        37                        75                        61
Personal support worker or care aide                        32                        34                        35                        63                        55
Other health professional (e.g., physiotherapist, dentist, pharmacist)                        36                        32                        31                        69                        53
Other (e.g., security, cleaning, student)                        31                        34                        35                        66                        50
Source(s):
Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Workers: Infection Prevention and Control, November 24 to December 13, 2020.
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