*3.6. Stress*

Participantswere asked toindicate the frequency ofexperiencingphysicalexhaustion; emotionalexhaustion; irritability; and tension before and during the pandemic. Figure 2 presented the response distribution in percentages for each of the four stress parameters.

**Figure 2.** Stress and irritability pre- and during COVID-19 pandemic (**a**) Physical exhaustion; (**b**) Emotional exhaustion; (**c**) Irritability; (**d**) Tension. The *p* values indicate the statistical significance of McNemar test.

The results indicate a significant increase in the percentage of participants reporting all four stress parameters "all the time" during the coronavirus pandemic compared to before the pandemic (13.3% vs. 7.7% for physical exhaustion; 14.1% vs. 6.3% for emotional exhaustion; 13.5% vs. 6.9% for irritability; and 17.8% vs. 6.3% for tension) (all *p* < 0.001).
