Table 6.
Factors associated with emotional burnout by multiple linear regression (n = 191).
| B | SE | Beta | P value | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||
| Graduate qualification (pass) | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.045 | 0.1 | 5.5 |
| Ethnicity (Malay) | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.017 | 0.7 | 6.8 |
| Ethnicity (Chinese) | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.065 | −0.2 | 5.8 |
| Age | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.041 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Work demands affect personal/home life. | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.019 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| Difficulty in maintaining relationship with supervisor. | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.003 | 1.5 | 7.1 |
| Feeling of underpaid. | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | <0.001 | 2.4 | 8.1 |
| Satisfaction with the decrease of working hours to 60–72 hours and a “two days off” per week. | −6.5 | 2.1 | −0.2 | 0.002 | −2.4 | 1.0 |
| Satisfaction with the introduction of the two-way-feedback/report-system of resident-supervisor relationship during residency training. | −9.7 | 2.2 | −0.3 | <0.001 | −13.9 | −5.4 |
The reference group for graduate qualification is “Distinction”; for ethnicity is “Indian”; for satisfaction with the weekly work duration is “yes”; for all other variables is “no.”