Table 3.
Association between sociodemographic factors and emotional burnout (n = 191).
| Variables | Mean (SD) | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 23.6 (10.9) | 0.529 |
| Female | 22.7 (10.0) | |
| Age | ||
| ≤24 | 21.8 (5.8) | 0.850 |
| 25–27 | 23.3 (10.6) | |
| ≥28 | 22.9 (11.1) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Malay | 24.4 (8.9) | 0.077 |
| Chinese | 24.0 (10.4) | |
| Indian | 20.5 (11.6) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 22.5 (10.4) | 0.132 |
| Married/cohabiting | 25.4 (10.0) | |
| University graduated | ||
| Local public | 23.1 (7.9) | 0.614 |
| Local private | 21.8 (9.1) | |
| International | 23.8 (13.1) | |
| Graduate qualification | ||
| Distinction | 23.1 (8.9) | 0.060 |
| Honors | 19.7 (10.2) | |
| Pass | 24.1 (10.4) | |
| Current month of residency training | ||
| ≤12 months | 22.2 (9.5) | 0.199 |
| 13–24 months | 24.1 (11.5) | |
| >24 months | 29.8 (9.6) | |
| Current rotation | ||
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 30.2 (12.8) | 0.008 |
| Medicine | 22.8 (7.3) | |
| Surgery | 19.5 (11.7) | |
| Emergency Medicine | 22.3 (9.9) | |
| Pediatrics | 24.4 (10.2) | |
| Orthopedics | 21.5 (11.2) | |
| Work hours over the past week | ||
| 60 hours | 21.7 (10.2) | 0.019 |
| 72 hours | 25.3 (10.3) | |
| Smoking | ||
| Yes | 24.3 (10.9) | 0.606 |
| No | 23.0 (10.4) | |
| Alcohol | ||
| Yes | 24.7 (11.9) | 0.434 |
| No | 22.9 (10.2) |