Table 2.
Meeting any MBI burnout criteria: regression analysis
| Univariate | Multivariable a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Odds ratio | 95% CI | p-value | Odds ratio | 95% CI | p-value |
| Age | 0.98 | 0.97–0.99 | 0.001** | 0.98 | 0.97–0.99 | <0.001*** |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Female | 0.74 | 0.60–0.91 | 0.004** | 0.66 | 0.53–0.83 | <0.001*** |
| Language | ||||||
| French | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| German | 0.84 | 0.67–1.05 | 0.13 | |||
| Italian | 0.89 | 0.59–1.33 | 0.57 | |||
| Employment in % | 1.01 | 1.00–1.01 | 0.006** | |||
| Working hours per week | 1.01 | 1.00–1.03 | 0.014* | |||
| Night shifts per month | 1.06 | 1.02–1.10 | 0.001** | 1.04 | 1.00–1.08 | 0.044* |
| Experience | 0.99 | 0.98–1.01 | 0.28 | |||
| Title | ||||||
| BLS Driver/volunteer | 1.26 | 0.54–2.93 | 0.59 | |||
| EMT | 0.8 | 0.53–1.21 | 0.29 | |||
| Paramedic | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| Other | 0.64 | 0.40–1.05 | 0.08 | |||
| Canton collapsed by population size | ||||||
| Over One Million | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| 500,000 to one million | 0.87 | 0.72–1.32 | 0.84 | |||
| 250,000 to 500,000 | 1 | 0.77–1.31 | 0.99 | |||
| Less than 250,000 | 0.97 | 0.72–1.29 | 0.82 | |||
| Canton collapsed by responses | ||||||
| Aargau | 0.96 | 0.55–1.66 | 0.83 | |||
| Basel-City | 0.59 | 0.32–1.06 | 0.08 | |||
| Bern | 0.82 | 0.57–1.19 | 0.29 | |||
| Fribourg | 1.26 | 0.71–2.23 | 0.42 | |||
| Geneva | 0.73 | 0.45–1.18 | 0.19 | |||
| Grisons | 0.76 | 0.46–1.26 | 0.29 | |||
| Neuchâtel | 1.64 | 0.94–2.86 | 0.08 | |||
| Ticino | 0.98 | 0.62–1.55 | 0.93 | |||
| Valais | 1.02 | 0.63–1.64 | 0.95 | |||
| Vaud | 1.01 | 0.69–1.49 | 0.96 | |||
| Zurich | 1.16 | 0.81–1.66 | 0.43 | |||
| Other | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| Relationship status | ||||||
| Single | 1.52 | 1.14–2.02 | 0.004** | |||
| In a stable relationship | 1.07 | 0.84–1.36 | 0.61 | |||
| Married | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| Divorced | 1.08 | 0.68–1.73 | 0.74 | |||
| Widowed/other | 1.23 | 0.62–2.43 | 0.56 | |||
| Partner working as a healthcare professional | ||||||
| Yes | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| No | 0.87 | 0.70–1.08 | 0.2 | |||
| Not applicable | 1.2 | 0.85–1.69 | 0.31 | |||
| Children | ||||||
| Yes | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| No | 1.21 | 0.99–1.49 | 0.07 | |||
aVariables removed at univariate stage: language, experience, canton collapsed by population size, and partner working as a healthcare professional; variables removed during backward stepwise regression: employment, working hours per week, title, canton collapsed by responses, relationship status and children
HEMS Helicopter emergency medical services, ICU Intensive care unit, BLS Basic life support, EMT Emergency medical technician
Levels of significance: * for p <0.05; ** for p <0.01; *** for p <0.001