The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric developmental services: a cross-sectional study on overall burden and mental health status

Table 3 Levels of depressive symptoms, generalized anxiety disorder symptoms and emotional exhaustion

Scale	n	%
Depressive symptoms
PHQ-2^a: Sum score range (0–6)	Mean (SD) 1.41 (±1.29)
Scale values < 3	1002	85.4
Scale values ≥3	171	14.6
Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms
GAD-2^a: Sum score range (0–6)	Mean (SD) 1.48 (±1.39)
Scale values < 3	974	83.0
Scale values ≥3	199	17.0
Emotional exhaustion
MBI-EE^b: Sum score range (0–53)	Mean (SD) 17.07 (±10.83)
0–16 (low)	660	55.4
17–26 (moderat)	291	24.4
27 or over (high)	241	20.2

^a[18]
^b[21]
Valid / missing values for depression symptoms (PHQ-2): n = 1173 (90.9%) / n = 118 (9.1%)
Valid / missing values for generalized anxiety disorder symptoms (GAD-2): n = 1173 (90.9%) / n = 118 (9.1%)
Valid / missing values for emotional exhaustion (MBI-EE): n = 1192 (92.3%) / n = 99 (7.7%)
Abbreviations: PHQ-2 Patient Health Questionnaire-2, GAD-2 Generalized Anxiety Disorder, MBI-EE Maslach Burnout Inventory-Emotional Exhaustion subscale
SD standard deviation

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