Table 2 Overall burden with respect to profession and risk groups
| Â | Overall burden before the COVID-19 pandemic | Overall burden during the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
very low or low | moderate | high or very high | very low or low | moderate | high or very high | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Profession | ||||||
 Physician | 52 (38.5) | 62 (45.9) | 21 (15.6) | 30 (22.2) | 51 (37.8) | 54 (40.0) |
 Psychologist | 97 (51.9) | 69 (36.9) | 21 (11.2) | 47 (25.1) | 84 (44.9) | 56 (29.9) |
 Occupational therapist | 45 (45.5) | 39 (39.4) | 15 (15.2) | 13 (13.1) | 36 (36.4) | 50 (50.5) |
 Physiotherapist | 41 (59.4) | 23 (33.3) | 5 (7.2) | 11 (15.9) | 27 (39.1) | 31 (44.9) |
 Speech therapist | 116 (57.7) | 63 (31.3) | 22 (10.9) | 25 (12.4) | 79 (39.3) | 97 (48.3) |
 Social education | 50 (33.8) | 79 (53.4) | 19 (12.8) | 26 (17.6) | 49 (33.1) | 73 (49.3) |
 Remedial teacher | 94 (47.2) | 80 (40.2) | 25 (12.6) | 30 (15.1) | 75 (37.7) | 94 (47.2) |
 Social worker | 6 (46.2) | 4 (30.8) | 3 (23.1) | 1 (7.7) | 5 (38.5) | 7 (53.8) |
 Administration | 30 (55.6) | 18 (33.3) | 6 (11.1) | 10 (18.5) | 14 (25.9) | 30 (55.6) |
 Other | 75 (44.1) | 62 (36.5) | 33 (19.4) | 31 (18.2) | 63 (37.1) | 76 (44.7) |
Total | 606 (47.5) | 499 (39.1) | 170 (13.3) | 224 (17.6) | 483 (37.9) | 568 (44.5) |
Risk group (multiple responses allowed) | ||||||
 Yes, due to age | 73 (41.2) | 79 (44.6) | 25 (14.1) | 21 (11.9) | 61 (34.5) | 95 (53.7) |
 Yes, due to underlying health condition | 97 (42.7) | 88 (38.8) | 42 (18.5) | 23 (10.1) | 72 (31.7) | 132 (58.1) |
 No | 452 (49.5) | 349 (38.2) | 113 (12.4) | 181 (19.8) | 366 (40.0) | 367 (40.2) |
Total | 622 (47.2) | 516 (39.2) | 180 (13.7) | 225 (17.1) | 499 (37.9) | 594 (45.1) |