*3.1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Studied Group*

A total of 283 responses from participants who were Egyptians over 18 years old were recorded, mostly from urban areas (90.1%). The mean age of the participants was 34.81 ± 11.36 years; 74.2% were females, and 25.8% were males. About 57.24% of participants exerted high levels of mental effort at work. Our data show that 17% of study participants had COVID-19, whereas 26.1% of participants had chronic illnesses. Our data show that 12.4% of respondents had severe anxiety, and 14.1% had severe depression (according to anxiety rating and Beck's depression scales; Table 1).

**Table 1. Demographic and clinical data of the study population.** Responses to the questionnaire, which included sociodemographic and clinical questions (section I), anxiety and depression assessment questions (sections III and IV, respectively), were recorded. Data are expressed as numbers (*N*) and percentages (%) or mean ± standard deviation (SD).

