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. 2023 Jun 8;20(12):6087. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20126087

Table 3.

Focus Burnout measured with Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) scale: categorical data analysis based on biographical data and test results (n, % column) during the second phase. Only significant differences (p < 0.05) are shown in the table.

N = 688 OVER CUT OFF—EE OVER CUT OFF—D OVER CUT OFF—PA
Cut-off Subscale,
N Participants
≤17
N = 393
18–29
N = 139
≥30
N = 156
p ≤05
N = 238
06–11
N = 196
≥12
N = 254
p ≤34
N = 538
35–39
N = 114
≥40
N = 36
p
Burnout Level Low Middle High Low Middle High High Middle Low
Marital status (I) Unmarried 15% (39) 22% (30) 22% (34) 0.049 17% (18) 16% (31) 21% (54) 0.026
Married 55% (144) 46% (64) 47% (73) 56% (61) 57% (111) 43% (109)
Divorced 7% (18) 6% (8) 1% (2) 6% (7) 7% (13) 3% (8)
Cohabiting 13% (34) 18% (25) 22% (35) 11% (12) 13% (26) 22% (56)
Widower 0% (1) 1% (1) 1% (1) 0% (0) 1% (1) 1% (2)
In relation 10% (26) 8% (11) 7% (11) 9% (10) 7% (13) 10% (25)
Living situation (II) Lives alone 22% (88) 33% (37) 25% (9) 0.048
Cohabit 78% (320) 67% (76) 75% (27)
Have children Yes 59% (155) 50% (70) 47% (74) 0.044 58% (63) 63% (122) 45% (114) <0.001
No 41% (107) 50% (69) 53% (82) 42% (45) 37% (73) 55% (140)
Non-COVID 19 related health issues Yes 18% (46) 17% (24) 33% (51) <0.001
No 82% (215) 83% (115) 67% (105)
Change habits due to the pandemic Yes 78% (205) 89% (124) 92% (144) <0.001 79% (85) 82% (159) 90% (229) 0.005
No 22% (57) 11% (15) 8% (12) 21% (23) 18% (36) 10% (25)
Change habits due to the fear of infecting loved ones Yes 87% (74) 89% (141) 95% (218) 0.02
No 13% (11) 11% (18) 5% (11)
Change in job Yes 33% (87) 53% (73) 58% (90) <0.001 24% (26) 42% (81) 56% (143) <0.001
No 67% (175) 47% (66) 42% (66) 76% (82) 58% (114) 44% (111)
Participation in the first survey Yes 54% (140) 70% (96) 67% (103) 0.004
No 46% (117) 30% (42) 33% (51)
Type HW General practitioners 25% (66) 35% (48) 30% (47) 0.027 22% (24) 27% (52) 33% (85) 0.004 28% (116) 32% (36) 25% (9) 0.046
Nurse 32% (83) 22% (30) 22% (35) 31% (33) 35% (69) 18% (46) 28% (114) 24% (27) 19% (7)
Residents in Training 15% (38) 19% (26) 10% (15) 12% (13) 11% (22) 17% (44) 15% (60) 14% (16) 8% (3)
Freelance doctors 9% (24) 6% (9) 10% (15) 8% (9) 8% (16) 9% (23) 7% (28) 10% (11) 25% (9)
Other 19% (51) 19% (26) 28% (44) 27% (29) 18% (36) 22% (56) 22% (90) 20% (23) 22% (8)
Medical area Clinic 37% (95) 47% (65) 51% (78) 0.001 34% (35) 40% (76) 50% (127) 0.005 40% (160) 58% (64) 39% (14) 0.033
Surgical 11% (28) 20% (27) 12% (19) 9% (9) 15% (29) 14% (36) 14% (57) 9% (10) 19% (7)
Services 27% (69) 17% (23) 22% (34) 31% (32) 27% (51) 17% (43) 25% (102) 15% (17) 19% (7)
Emergency/Urgency 26% (66) 16% (22) 14% (22) 27% (28) 19% (36) 18% (46) 20% (82) 18% (20) 22% (8)
Never been followed by psychiatrist Yes 11% (28) 7% (10) 17% (27) 0.02
No 89% (232) 93% (129) 83% (128)
Past psychopharmacologic treatments Yes 12% (30) 12% (17) 23% (35) 0.005
No 88% (228) 88% (122) 77% (119)
Noncurrent psychopharmacological treatment Yes 4% (10) 9% (12) 12% (19) 0.005
No 96% (250) 91% (125) 88% (136)
Feeling protected at work Yes 36% (94) 17% (23) 8% (12) <0.001 37% (40) 27% (53) 14% (36) <0.001
No 11% (28) 20% (27) 38% (60) 7% (8) 12% (24) 33% (83)
Not always 53% (139) 64% (87) 54% (84) 55% (59) 60% (117) 53% (134)
Enough PPE available Yes 44% (114) 37% (50) 24% (37) <0.001 43% (46) 40% (78) 31% (77) <0.001
No 11% (28) 12% (17) 31% (48) 9% (10) 11% (22) 24% (61)
Not always 45% (118) 51% (69) 46% (71) 47% (50) 48% (94) 45% (114)
Sufficient work shifts Yes 44% (114) 37% (50) 24% (37) <0.001 75% (80) 64% (124) 41% (102) <0.001
No 11% (28) 12% (17) 31% (48) 2% (2) 12% (24) 34% (86)
Not always 45% (118) 51% (69) 46% (71) 23% (24) 23% (45) 25% (63)
Working hours Stable 47% (122) 32% (44) 27% (42) <0.001 51% (55) 42% (82) 28% (71) <0.001
Decreased 5% (12) 6% (8) 3% (4) 3% (3) 5% (10) 4% (11)
Increased 49% (127) 62% (86) 70% (109) 46% (49) 53% (102) 68% (171)
Vaccine for COVID-19 Yes 98% (398) 98% (110) 89% (32) 0.009
No 2% (10) 2% (2) 11% (4)

Abbreviations: HW = Health Worker; MBI = Maslach Burnout Inventory EE = Emotional Exhaustion; D = Depersonalization; PA = Personal Accomplishment; PPE = Personal Protective Equipment p = p Value.