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. 2025 Jan 15;15(1):e089034. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089034

Table 3. Factors independently associated with burnout syndrome by multivariate analysis.

OR 95% CI P value
Emotional exhaustion
Protective
 Feeling the workload is manageable 0.23 0.13 to 0.37 <0.01
 Feeling well supported 0.34 0.19 to 0.60 <0.01
Risk factors
 History of depression/anxiety 2.86 1.67 to 5.00 <0.01
 Feeling inadequately remunerated 2.27 1.28 to 4.17 <0.01
Depersonalisation
Protective
 Increasing numbers of children 0.70 0.53 to 0.90 <0.01
 Feeling well supported 0.52 0.31 to 0.86 0.012
 Feeling the workload is manageable 0.39 0.24 to 0.61 <0.01
Risk factors
 History of depression/anxiety 1.66 1.01 to 2.73 0.045
 At risk of alcohol misuse 1.68 1.08 to 2.62 <0.01
Decreasedpersonal accomplishment
Protective
 Feeling well supported 0.51 0.29 to 0.78 0.018
 Increased weekly exercise 0.85 0.73 to 0.98 0.023
Risk factors
 History of depression/anxiety 1.71 1.05 to 2.80 0.031