Table 4. Odds ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals according to sociodemographic characteristics, GHQ-12 and sources of stress related to job and patients.
| High EE | High DP | Low PA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable | ORa (95%CI) | ORa (95%CI) | ORa (95%CI) |
| Sociodemographic charateristics | |||
| Age | 1.03 (0.99–1.06) | 0.98 (0.94–1.01) | 0.93* (0.89–0.98) |
| Sex | 0.93 (0.47–1.84) | 0.43* (0.24–0.80) | 1.58 (0.69–3.63) |
| Profession | 1.15 (0.59–2.26) | 0.89 (0.48–1.65) | 0.89 (0.38–2.09) |
| Sources of stress related to job | |||
| Physical tiredness | 2.01* (1.12–3.61) | 1.64 (0.94–2.88) | 1.00 (0.48–2.07) |
| Personal dissatisfaction | 1.47 (0.82–2.64) | 1.49 (0.86–2.57) | 2.13* (1.04–4.36) |
| Losing patients | 1.29 (0.72–2.29) | 0.75 (0.43–1.33) | 0.46* (0.22–0.97) |
| Low salary | 1.35 (0.76–2.41) | 1.19 (0.69–2.05) | 1.30 (0.64–2.63) |
| Lack of free time | 1.53 (0.85–2.76) | 1.41 (0.81–2.47) | 0.43* (0.20–0.93) |
| Sources of stress related to patients | |||
| Work with terminally ill patients | 1.67 (0.95–2.95) | 1.28 (0.75–2.20) | 1.74 (0.85–3.55) |
| Work with demanding patients | 1.83 (0.87–3.85) | 1.54 (0.76–3.11) | 2.44* (1.07–5.60) |
| Psichiatric morbidity | |||
| GHQ-12 | 1.47* (1.32–1.63) | 1.17* (1.07–1.28) | 1.16* (1.04–1.30) |
| C-indexb | 0.830 | 0.719 | 0.798 |
CI=confidence interval; DP=depersonalisation; EE=emotional exhaustion; GHQ=General Health Questionnaire; OR=odds ratio; PA=personal accomplishment.
*P-value <0.05.
a
Estimated from multiple logistic model including terms for place of work, patient contact time and marital status.
b
C-index provide the predictive power of a logistic regression model.