Table 1 Description of the sample and association of depression and anxiety with sociodemographic and work‐related factors in emergency room doctors.
| Variables | No (%) of doctors | Depression | Anxiety | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDI scores mean (SD) | No (%) of doctors with depressive symptoms* | p Value | BAI scores mean (SD) | No (%) of doctors with moderate to severe anxiety† | p Value | ||||||||
| Total | 192 (100) | 10.6 (6.5) | 29 (15.1) | — | 8.7 (8.2) | 28 (14.6) | — | ||||||
| Age (years) | |||||||||||||
| 20–35 | 85 (44.3) | 11.1 (6.4) | 15 (17.6) | 0.6 | 9.8 (9.0) | 14 (16.5) | 0.1 | ||||||
| 36–45 | 94 (49) | 10.3 (6.3) | 12 (12.8) | 7.3 (7.3) | 10 (10.6) | ||||||||
| >45 | 13 (6.8) | 9.3 (8.0) | 2 (15.4) | 9.2 (9.2) | 4 (30.8) | ||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||
| Male | 154 (80.2) | 10.3 (6.04) | 21 (13.6) | 0.2 | 7.84 (7.58) | 18 (11.7) | 0.02 | ||||||
| Female | 38 (19.8) | 12.0 (8.06) | 8 (21.1) | 12.36 (9.8) | 10 (26.3) | ||||||||
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Unmarried | 23 (12) | 10.2 (7.51) | 3 (13) | 0.7 | 8.30 (9.29) | 4 (17.4) | 0.6 | ||||||
| Married | 161 (83.9) | 10.4 (6.26) | 24 (14.9) | 8.68 (8.13) | 22 (13.7) | ||||||||
| Divorced | 8 (4.2) | 15.3 (7.30) | 2 (25) | 11.00 (7.92) | 2 (25) | ||||||||
| Workplace | |||||||||||||
| 112 emergency services | 47 (24.5) | 10.3 (5.42) | 5 (10.6) | 0.6 | 8.85 (7.66) | 8 (17) | 0.5 | ||||||
| City Hospital | 68 (35.4) | 11.0 (6.29) | 13 (19.1) | 8.88 (8.44) | 7 (10.3) | ||||||||
| Primary healthcare centres | 56 (29.2) | 9.71 (6.00) | 7 (12.5) | 7.75 (7.77) | 8 (14.3) | ||||||||
| Social Security Hospital | 18 (9.4) | 12.8 (10.23) | 3 (16.7) | 10.55 (10.35) | 4 (22.2) | ||||||||
| University Hospital | 3 (1.6) | 11.6 (8.73) | 1 (33.3) | 11.33 (10.26) | 1 (33.3) | ||||||||
| Having children | |||||||||||||
| No | 148 (22.9) | 10.6 (6.37) | 21 (14.2) | 0.3 | 8.23 (7.51) | 19 (12.8) | 0.2 | ||||||
| Yes | 44 (77.1) | 10.6 (6.98) | 8 (18.2) | 10.43 (10.23) | 9 (20.5) | ||||||||
| Years in medicine | |||||||||||||
| 0–5 | 16 (8.3) | 11.9 (6.8) | 5 (31.3) | 0.17 | 10.4 (6.7) | 4 (25) | 0.3 | ||||||
| 6–10 | 60 (31.3) | 10.8 (6.23) | 8 (13.3) | 9.91 (9.84) | 10 (16.7) | ||||||||
| >10 | 116 (60.4) | 10.4 (6.63) | 16 (13.8) | 7.89 (7.44) | 14 (12.1) | ||||||||
| Work type | |||||||||||||
| Normal shift | 18 (9.4) | 10.3 (4.29) | 2 (11.1) | 0.2 | 5.83 (7.08) | 1 (5.6) | 0.07 | ||||||
| 24‐h shift | 150 (78.1) | 10.3 (6.10) | 21 (14) | 8.50 (7.98) | 20 (13.3) | ||||||||
| Day or night shift | 17 (8.9) | 11.7 (6.80) | 3 (17.6) | 10.52 (6.92) | 4 (23.5) | ||||||||
| Normal and 24‐h shift | 7 (3.6) | 15.7 (14.49) | 3 (42.9) | 16.85 (14.0) | 3 (42.9) | ||||||||
| Work hours (per month) | |||||||||||||
| ⩽160 | 49 (25.5) | 10.4 (5.2) | 6 (12.2) | 0.6 | 12.00 (9.89) | 8 (16.3) | 0.8 | ||||||
| 161–180 | 84 (43.8) | 10.1 (6.1) | 12 (14.3) | 17.5 (17.67) | 11 (13.1) | ||||||||
| >180 | 59 (30.7) | 11.5 (7.9) | 11 (18.6) | 8.16 (8.46) | 9 (15.3) | ||||||||
| Hobbies | |||||||||||||
| No | 105 (54.7) | 9.6 (5.54) | 10 (9.5) | 0.02 | 7.80 (7.29) | 11 (10.5) | 0.08 | ||||||
| Yes | 87 (45.3) | 11.9 (7.33) | 19 (21.8) | 9.87 (9.17) | 17 (19.5) | ||||||||
| Habits | |||||||||||||
| Cigarette smoking | 65 (33.9) | 11.0 (5.95) | 7 (10.8) | 0.4 | 9.44 (8.43) | 12 (18.5) | 0.6 | ||||||
| Alcohol | 12 (6.8) | 13.3 (8.23) | 3 (25) | 8.58 (7.24) | 1 (8.3) | ||||||||
| Both | 15 (7.8) | 11.8 (7.80) | 2 (13.3) | 10.33 (7.83) | 2 (13.3) | ||||||||
| Another work | |||||||||||||
| No | 89 (46.4) | 11.2 (7.13) | 17 (19.1) | 0.15 | 9.88 (9.38) | 15 (16.9) | 0.4 | ||||||
| Yes | 103 (53.6) | 10.1 (5.88) | 12 (11.7) | 7.74 (7.00) | 13 (12.6) | ||||||||
| Working years in ER | |||||||||||||
| 0–5 | 90 (46.8) | 10.3 (6.1) | 14 (15.6) | 0.7 | 8.9 (8.4) | 11 (12.2) | 0.07 | ||||||
| 6–10 | 64 (33.3) | 10.5 (5.3) | 8 (12.5) | 7.75 (6.7) | 7 (10.9) | ||||||||
| >10 | 38 (19.7) | 11.5 (6.0) | 7 (18.4) | 10.0 (9.9) | 10 (26.3) | ||||||||
| Predicted future years in ER | |||||||||||||
| <5 years | 27 (14.1) | 11.5 (7.9) | 6 (22.2) | 0.4 | 10.7 (8.8) | 7 (25.9) | 0.16 | ||||||
| 5–10 years | 75 (39.1) | 9.5 (10.6) | 9 (12.0) | 8.1 (7.0) | 11 (14.7) | ||||||||
| >10 years | 90 (46.9) | 10.9 (6.9) | 14 (15.6) | 8.6 (8.9) | 10 (11.1) | ||||||||
| Monthly income | |||||||||||||
| <1000 YTL | 24 (12.4) | 14.3 (7.8) | 6 (25) | 0.3 | 13.5 (10.0) | 9 (37.5) | 0.003 | ||||||
| 1000–2000 YTL | 125 (0.65) | 10.3 (6.1) | 18 (14.4) | 7.9 (7.9) | 13 (10.4) | ||||||||
| >2000 YTL | 43 (22.3) | 9.6 (6.2) | 5 (11.6) | 8.4 (7.3) | 6 (14.0) | ||||||||
| Depression | |||||||||||||
| No | 163 (84.4) | 8.6 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 6.8 (5.8) | 13 (8.0) | <0.001 | |||||||
| Yes | 29 (15.1) | 22.4 (6.02) | 100 (100) | 19.3 (11.3) | 15 (51.7) | ||||||||
| Anxiety | |||||||||||||
| No | 164 (85.4) | 9.3 (4.9) | 14 (8.5) | <0.001 | 6.06 (4.5) | 0 (0) | |||||||
| Yes | 28 (14.6) | 18.5 (8.7) | 15 (53.6) | 24.3 (7.7) | 100 (100) | ||||||||
BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; ER, emergency room.
*BDI scores were dichotomised using 17 as the cut‐off point. This column shows the percentage of people with BDI scores ⩾17.
†BAI scores were dichotomised using 16 as the cut‐off point. This column shows the percentage of people with BAI scores ⩾16.