Table 4

EnCORE study school staff, March–October 2021 mental health scores by school level

Mental health assessment toolDaycare staff
N (%)
Elementary school staff
N (%)
High school staff
N (%)
Burnout level (EE) (N=379)
 Low73/113 (64.6%)74/133 (55.6%)63/133 (47.4%)
 High40/113 (35.4%)59/133 (44.4%)70/133 (52.6%)
Anxiety (GAD-7) (N=389)
 None—minimal72/113 (63.7%)82/142 (57.7%)72/134 (53.7%)
 Mild25/113 (22.1%)40/142 (28.2%)45/134 (33.6%)
 Moderate10/113 (8.8%)13/142 (9.2%)9/134 (6.7%)
 Severe6/113 (5.3%)7/142 (4.9%)8/134 (6.0%)
Depression (PHQ-9) (N=389)
 None—minimal69/113 (61.1%)78/142 (54.9%)78/134 (58.2%)
 Mild26/113 (23.0%)51/142 (35.9%)37/134 (27.6%)
 Moderate14/113 (12.4%)7/142 (4.9%)12/134 (9.0%)
 Moderately–severe3/113 (2.7%)3/142 (2.1%)5/134 (3.7%)
 Severe1/113 (0.9%)3/142 (1.5%)2/134 (1.5%)
Resilience (BRS) (N=389)
 High resilience16/113 (14.2%)28/142 (19.7%)27/134 (20.1%)
 Normal resilience77/113 (68.1%)92/142 (64.8%)91/134 (67.9%)
 Low resilience20/113 (17.7%)22/142 (15.5%)16/134 (11.9%)
Afraid of catching COVID from work
 Not/little/not applicable47/113 (41.6%)54/137 (39.4%)34/133 (25.6%)
 Somewhat/very66/113 (58.4%)83/137 (60.6%)99/133 (74.4%)
  • BRS, Brief Resilience Scale; EE, emotional exhaustion; GAD-7, 7-item General Anxiety Disorder assessment; NPI, non-pharmaceutical interventions; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9.