Table 2. Burnout and Career Satisfaction by AI Use.
| Variable | Total (N = 6726) | Crude, No. (%) | Inverse probability weighting, % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI group (n = 3017) | Non-AI group (n = 3709) | AI group (n = 3017) | Non-AI group (n = 3709) | ||
| Burnouta | 2675 (39.8) | 1293 (42.9) | 1382 (37.3) | 40.9 | 38.6 |
| Burnout measurement | |||||
| Emotional exhaustion | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 21.3 (14.0) | 22.5 (13.8) | 20.4 (14.1) | 22.0 (20.6) | 20.9 (18.9) |
| Median (IQR) | 19 (10-31) | 21 (11,33) | 17 (9-30) | 19 (10-32) | 18 (9-30) |
| Proportion of ≥27 | 2311 (34.4) | 1140 (37.8) | 1171 (31.6) | 35.4 | 33.2 |
| Depersonalization | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 4.9 (6.1) | 4.9 (5.9) | 4.9 (6.2) | 4.9 (8.9) | 4.9 (8.2) |
| Median (IQR) | 3 (1-7) | 3 (1-7) | 3 (0-7) | 3 (1-7) | 3 (1-7) |
| Proportion of ≥10 | 1214 (18.1) | 545 (18.1) | 669 (18.0) | 18.4 | 18.1 |
| Autonomy, control, and meaning in workb | |||||
| Autonomy, agree | 5242 (77.9) | 2376 (78.8) | 2866 (77.3) | 77.9 | 78.0 |
| Control, agree | 3740 (55.6) | 1800 (59.7) | 1940 (52.3) | 56.1 | 55.7 |
| Meaningful, agree | 4337 (64.5) | 2009 (66.6) | 2328 (62.8) | 64.8 | 64.7 |
| Supporting circumstancec | |||||
| Supporting from staff, agree | 3893 (57.9) | 2168 (71.9) | 2563 (69.1) | 70.1 | 70.2 |
| Supporting from organization, agree | 4031 (59.9) | 1915 (63.5) | 2116 (57.1) | 60.0 | 59.8 |
Abbreviation: AI, artificial intelligence.
a
Burnout is defined as emotional exhaustion score of at least 27, or depersonalization score of at least 10.
b
Questions are from the Q3, Q4, Q5, Q8, and Q9 of the Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement scale.
c
Questions are from the Q5 and Q9 of the Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement scale.