Mean difference at four temporal moments of expansion of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic
| Impact* | Heroic† | Honeymoon‡ | Disillusionment§ | P value | |
| I can't help but think of recent critical situations. I can't get out of work. | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | <0.001 |
| I have completely lost the taste for things that gave me peace of mind. | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | <0.001 |
| I keep my distance, I resent dealing with people, I'm irascible even at home. | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | <0.001 |
| I feel that I am neglecting many people who need my help. | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.01 |
| I have difficulty thinking and making decisions, I have many doubts, I have entered a kind of emotional blockage. | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | <0.001 |
| I feel intense physiological reactions (shocks, sweating, dizziness, shortness of breath, insomnia, etc) related to the current crisis. | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | <0.001 |
| I feel on permanent alert. I believe that my reactions now put other patients, my colleagues or myself at risk. | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | <0.001 |
| Worrying about not getting sick causes me a strain that’s hard to bear. | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.22 |
| I'm afraid I'm going to infect my family. | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | <0.001 |
| I have difficulty empathising with patients' suffering or connecting with their situation (emotional distancing, emotional anaesthesia). | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.42 |
| Total score | 8.5 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 12.7 | <0.001 |
| Factor 1. Affective response | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | <0.001 |
| Factor 2. Fears and anxiety | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | <0.001 |
N=685.
Scores from 0 to 3 points on each of the items on the scale.
Scores from 0 to 30 in total on the scale.
Score transformed from 0 to 10 points in factor of 1.
Score transformed from 0 to 10 points in factor 2.
*From 18th of March to 25th of March 2020 (less than 500 deaths per day).
†From 28th of March to 15th of April 2020 (between 600 and 900 deaths per day).
‡From 16th of April to 26th of April 2020 (between 300 and 600 deaths per day).
§From 27th of April to 17th of May 2020 (less than 300 deaths per day).