Table 3.
Physicians | Partners of physicians | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Recent WHC | No recent WHC | Recent WHC | No recent WHC | |
N = 2,811 | N = 3,534 | N = 280 | N = 223 | |
Burnout indices, No. (%) | ||||
High emotional exhaustion | 1,148/2,799 (41.0 %) | 674/3,499 (19.3 %)* | 53/278 (19.1 %) | 12/223 (5.4 %)* |
High Depersonalization | 681/2,791 (24.4 %) | 406/3,504 (11.6 %)* | 29/271 (10.7 %) | 9/219 (4.1 %)† |
Burned out | 1,315/2,789 (47.1 %) | 836/3,485 (24.0 %)* | 65/271 (24.0 %) | 17/219 (7.8 %)* |
Depression screen positive, No. (%) | 1,412/2,797 (50.4 %) | 930/3,499 (26.6 %)* | 118/278 (42.4 %) | 53/223 (23.8 %)* |
Quality of life, Mean (SD) | ||||
Overall | 6.9 (1.9) | 7.9 (1.6)* | 7.5 (1.7) | 8.2 (1.4)* |
Mental | 6.6 (2.1) | 7.9 (1.7)* | 7.1 (1.8) | 8.0 (1.7)* |
Physical | 6.2 (2.2) | 7.3 (1.9)* | 6.9 (2.0) | 7.6 (1.8)* |
Fatigue | 5.1 (2.3) | 6.5 (2.3)* | 5.8 (2.1) | 6.6 (2.1)* |
Relationship satisfaction, No. (%) | ||||
Seriously contemplated separation or divorce | 393/2,802 (14.0 %) | 304/3,525 (8.6 %)* | 38/277 (13.7 %) | 24/222 (10.8 %) |
Satisfaction with partner | ||||
Extremely satisfied | 1,533/2,803 (54.7 %) | 2,349/3,530 (66.5 %)* | 145/280 (51.8 %) | 125/221 (56.6 %) |
Somewhat satisfied | 892/2,803 (31.8 %) | 849/3,530 (24.1 %) | 95/280 (33.9 %) | 70/221 (31.7 %) |
Neutral | 129/2,803 (4.6 %) | 134/3,530 (3.8 %) | 12/280 (4.3 %) | 9/221 (4.1 %) |
Somewhat dissatisfied | 185/2,803 (6.6 %) | 137/3,530 (3.9 %) | 23/280 (8.2 %) | 13/221 (5.9 %) |
Extremely dissatisfied | 64/2,803 (2.3 %) | 61/3,530 (1.7 %) | 5/280 (1.8 %) | 4/221 (1.8 %) |
Would choose physician as a partner/spouse again | 215/275 (78.2 %) | 182/221 (82.4 %) | ||
Satisfaction with medicine, No. (%) | ||||
Would choose to become a physician again | 1,767/2,804 (63.0 %) | 2,715/3,519 (77.2 %)* | ||
Would choose specialty again | 1,843/2,805 (65.7 %) | 2,674/3,517 (76.0 %)* |
* p < 0.0001
† p < 0.01