Table 1. Sociodemographic and professional characteristics of the study population.
| Burnout N = 39 | No burnout N = 149 | Total N = 188 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 41.8 (11.8) | 40.3 (11.3) | 40.6 (11.3) | 0.484 |
| Sex, male, n (%) | 23 (59.0) | 76 (51.0) | 99 (52.7) | 0.375 |
| Specialization, n (%) | 0.217 | |||
| General neurology | 27 (69.2) | 87 (58.4) | 114 (60.6) | |
| Cognitive disorders | 6 (15.4) | 33 (22.1) | 39 (20.7) | |
| Practice setting, n (%) | 0.106 | |||
| Academic | 28 (71.8) | 124 (83.2) | 152 (80.9) | |
| Non-academic | 11 (28.2) | 25 (16.8) | 36 (19.1) | |
| Patients managed weekly, | 16.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.425 |
| median (IQR) | (15.0, 30.0) | (10.0, 30.0) | (10.0, 30.0) | |
| Number of outpatient visits | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.615 |
| weekly, median (IQR) | (3.0, 5.0) | (3.0, 5.0) | (3.0, 5.0) | |
| Investigator in clinical trials, yes, n (%) | 26 (66.7) | 75 (50.3) | 101 (53.7) | 0.068 |
| Authorship of peer-reviewed publications, yes, n (%) | 30 (76.9%) | 121 (81.2) | 151 (80.3) | 0.549 |
| EBPAS score, mean (SD) | 3.1 (0.5) | 3.1 (0.5) | 3.1 (0.5) | 0.966 |
| RIS-10 score, mean (SD) | 2.3 (0.9) | 1.9 (0.7) | 2.0 (0.8) | 0.003 |
| RIS-10 score >3, n (%) | 8 (20.5) | 14 (9.4) | 22 (11.7) | 0.054 |
EBPAS = Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale; IQR = Interquartile range; RIS-10 = 10-item Regret Intensity Scale; SD = Standard deviation.