Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of 267 family nurses and physicians and burnout and empathy results
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 58 (21.7%) |
| Female | 209 (178.3%) |
| Profession | |
| Nurse | 131 (49.1%) |
| Physician | 126 (50.9%) |
| Place of Work | |
| Urban | 111 (41.6%) |
| Rural | 156 (58.4%) |
| Mean age (years) | 48.1 |
| Burnouta | |
| Low | 157 (58.8%) |
| Medium | 100 (37.5%) |
| High | 10 (3.7%) |
| Empathyb | |
| Low | 89 (33.3%) |
| Medium | 88 (33%) |
| High | 90 (33.7%) |
aAssessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory
bAssessed using the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy