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. 2017 May;72(5):305–309. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2017(05)08

Table 1.

Levels and risk of emotional exhaustion (MBI) among healthcare professionals.

Sociodemographic variables Emotional exhaustion p-value OR (95% CI)
High N (%) Moderate N (%) Low N (%) Overall N (%)
NURSES Educational attainment 1.23 (0.45-1.45)
    Bachelors level 05 (25.0) 01 (5.0) 14 (70.0) 20 (19.8)
    Specialist level 12 (22.2) 13 (24.1) 29 (53.7) 54 (53.5) 0.161
    Masters level 09 (34.6) 06 (23.1) 11 (42.3) 26 (25.7)
    PhD level 00 (0.0) 01 (100.0) 00 (0.0) 01 (1.0)
Workplace
    General hospital 21 (29.1) 16 (22.2) 35 (48.6) 72 (72.0)
    Maternity 04 (14.3) 05 (17.9) 19 (67.9) 28 (28.0) 0.18
DOCTORS Educational level 1.25 (0.79-1.99)
    Bachelors level 10 (30.3) 10 (30.3) 13 (39.4) 33 (40.7)
    Specialist level 10 (24.4) 09 (22.0) 22 (53.7) 41 (50.6)
    Masters level 01 (25.0) 00 (0.0) 03 (75.0) 04 (4.9) 0.751
    PhD level 01 (33.3) 01 (33.3) 01 (33.3) 03 (3.7)
Workplace
    General hospital 10 (20.0) 12 (24.0) 28 (56.0) 50 (61.7) 0.121
    Maternity 12 (38.7) 08 (25.8) 11 (35.5) 31 (38.3)
NURSE TECHNICIANS Educational level 1.55 (0.94-2.57)
    Bachelors level 09 (17.6 ) 17 (33.3) 25 (49.0) 51 (20.1)
    Specialist level 11 (20.4) 05 (9.3) 38 (70.4) 54 (21.2)
    Masters level 00 (0.0) 03 (75.0) 01 (25.0) 04 (1.6) 0.041
    PhD level 00 (0.0) 00 (0.0) 01 (100.0) 01 (0.4)
    Nursing school 21 (14.6) 38 (26.4) 85 (59.0) 144 (56.7)
Workplace
    General hospital 27 (13.6) 45 (22.6) 127 (63.8) 199 (78.3)
    Maternity Unit 14 (25.5) 18 (32.7) 23 (41,8) 55 (21.6) 0.011
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Chi-square and Fisher’s exact test MBI: Maslach BO Inventory.