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. 2023 Sep 9;15(9):e44956. doi: 10.7759/cureus.44956

Table 4. Multivariate analysis of the different characteristics according to high levels of EE and DP and a low level of PA in caregivers.

PHC: Primary healthcare center; UHC: University hospital center; RHC: Regional hospital center.

  Characteristics Emotional Exhaustion (EE)   Depersonalization (DP) Personal accomplishment (PA)
OR IC 95% Lower - upper OR IC 95% Lower - upper OR IC 95% Lower - upper
Age (years)             
 ≤30 0.746 0.473-1.177 2.81 1.826-4.32 3.189 2.09-4.87
>30 - ≤40 2.214 1.462-3.352 1.716 1.182-2.50 0.673 0.426-1.06
>40 - ≤55 0.212 0.071-0.634 7.98 1.897-33.58 0.395 0.167-0.94
>55 0.396 0.178-0.878 0.668 0.313-1.43 8.308 3.269-21.11
Have children 0.571 0.344-0.948 1.082 0.979-1.20 1.314 0.793-2.18
Number of years of practice
Less than 5 years 2.139 1.42-3.23 0.023 0.011-0.50 0.9 0.6-1.35
Between 5 and 15 years 2.405 1.27-4.54 60.729 31.435-117.32 2.15 1.394-3.32
Between 16 and 25 years 1.638 1.09-2.47 0.395 0.348-0.45 0.581 0.533-0.63
More than 25 years 0.681 0.54-0.86 0.509 0.459-0.57 0.1 0.045-0.22
Practice structure
PHC 2.158 1.442-3.228 1.054 0.707-1.57 2.061 1.274-3.33
RHC 0.409 0.226-0.739 34.046 8.095-143.18 0.559 0.51-0.61
UHC 0.206 0.124-0.343 0.469 0.293-0.75 0.955 0.431-1.64
Liberal sector 0.167 0.108-0.261 0.347 0.184-0.65 1.18 0.6-2.3
Number of working hours per week (including on-call duty)
Less than 15 0.928 0.834-1.03 0.97 0.871-1.08 1.103 0.766-1.59
Between 15 and 35 1.386 0.863-2.22 0.874 0.543-1.41 0.88 0.547-1.42
Between 35 and 50 1.286 0.891-1.86 1.109 0.768-1.60 1.136 0.706-1.83
More than 50 0.722 0.45-1.16 0.666 0.403-1.10 1.103 0.766-1.59
Number of free weekends per month
none 1.147 0.643-2.05 0.924 0.514-1.66 0.989 0.547-1.79
1 only 1.375 0.531-3.56 1.055 0.407-2.73 1.316 0.483-3.59
2 0.912 0.611-1.36 1.071 0.715-1.60 0.848 0.563-1.28
3 1.584 1.002-2.51 1.194 0.756-1.89 1.257 0.784-2.02
all 0.485 0.275-0.85 0.719 0.412-1.25 0.911 0.527-1.58
On-call duty - 3.439-5.2 5.6 0.61-8.69 2.382 1.575-3.60
Number of shifts per month
None 0.75 0.348-1.61 1.248 0.586-1.23 1.005 0.95-1.06
Less than 5 shifts 0.823 0.548-1.35 0.953 0.741-1.23 0.894 0.59-1.36
From 5 to 10 shifts 0.856 0.694-1.06 1.03 0.881-1.21 1.069 0.491-2.33
More than 10 shifts 1.359 0.886-2.08 1.015 0.66-1.56 1.043 0.892-1.22
Lack of rest after on-call duty 1.099 0.719-1.68 0.787 0.511-1.21 1.766 1.125-2.77
Difficulty in getting vacation 1.595 1.045-2.435 1.113 0.729-1.70 1.543 0.993-2.40
Workload estimate  
Important 1.473 0.956-2.27 0.875 0.569-1.35 1.302 0.843-2.01
Moderate 0.717 0.462-1.11 1.149 0.742-1.78 0.811 0.521-1.26
Minimal 0.428 0.082-2.23 0.987 0.218-4.47 0.481 0.106-2.18
Time spent on continuing education 0.815 0.596-1.11 0.815 0.504-1.32 0.585 0.376-0.91
Regret of career choice 2.074 1.19-3.61 0.895 0.635-1.63 0.792 0.456-1.37
Insufficient salary 1.163 0.773-1.75 2.139 1.416-3.23 1.178 0.445-3.12