Table 3.
Distress, burnout and professional satisfaction by discipline (using ANOVA)
| Overall (n=214) | Clinical Geneticists (n=72) | Genetic Counselors (n=82) | Genetic Nurses (n=60) | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | ||
| Distress (overall) | 52.4 | .84 | 51.9 | 1.40 | 53.7 | 1.40 | 51.5 | 1.58 | .521 |
| Collegial Distrust | 5.6 | .18 | 5.7 | .30 | 5.6 | .31 | 5.4 | .32 | .728 |
| Personal Values Conflicts | 5.4 | .16 | 5.0 | .17 | 5.9 | .31 | 5.4 | .30 | .056a |
| Compassion Stress | 11.4 | .22 | 11.1 | .34 | 11.3 | .38 | 11.8 | .41 | .514 |
| Negative Patient Regard | 5.6 | .13 | 5.8 | .23 | 5.6 | .23 | 5.3 | .23 | .289 |
| Burden of Professional Responsibility | 7.6 | .19 | 7.3 | .33 | 8.1 | .29 | 7.1 | .34 | .081b |
| Inauthenticity | 6.7 | .15 | 6.7 | .28 | 6.7 | .25 | 6.7 | .28 | .980 |
| Concerns about informational bias | 4.3 | .10 | 4.1 | .15 | 4.7 | .15 | 4.1 | .18 | .002c |
| Patient Dread |
5.9 |
.14 |
6.1 |
.24 |
5.8 |
.24 |
5.8 |
.26 |
.583 |
| Burnout (overall) | 55.8 | 1.10 | 57.9 | 1.89 | 60.0 | 1.72 | 47.7 | 1.82 | <.0001d |
| Emotional Exhaustion | 25.1 | .67 | 25.8 | 1.18 | 27.0 | 1.12 | 21.6 | 1.06 | .004e |
| Depersonalization | 10.3 | .28 | 10.9 | .49 | 11.3 | .45 | 8.1 | .42 | <.0001f |
| Lack of Professional Accomplishment |
20.5 |
.38 |
21.2 |
.64 |
21.7 |
.64 |
18.1 |
.74 |
.0002g |
|
Professional Satisfaction (overall) |
67.6 |
.63 |
67.3 |
1.04 |
65.1 |
1.06 |
71.4 |
.99 |
.002h |
| Meaning derived from patient care | 18.1 | 0.25 | 17.5 | 0.42 | 17.4 | 0.40 | 19.7 | 0.46 | <.001 |
a
GCs > MDs p=.017
b
GCs > Nurses p=.038
c
GCs > MDs and Nurses p=.003
d
MDs > Nurses p=.0002; GCs > Nurses p<.0001
e
GCs > Nurses p<.0001; MDs > Nurses p=.013
f
GCs and MDs > Nurses p=.0001
g
GCs > Nurses p<.0001; MDs > Nurses p<.001
h
Nurses > GCs and MDs p=.009