Table 5.
Dichotomized burnout (high versus low) burnout using various instruments and associated differences in medical errors and depression
| Measure | Medical errors: with vs without burnout | Depression: with vs without burnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnout | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Cohen’s d | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Cohen’s d | |
| Professional Fulfillment Index, burnout scale | 39% | 1.74 (1.05) | 1.22 (0.84) | 0.55 | 8.14 (3.27) | 5.74 (2.29) | 0.81 |
| Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)a | 49% | 1.63 (1.04) | 1.20 (0.82) | 0.44 | 7.89 (3.29) | 5.54 (2.08) | 0.79 |
| Abbreviated two-Item MBI | 41% | 1.70 (1.03) | 1.23 (0.85) | 0.49 | 7.89 (3.21) | 5.90 (2.50) | 0.67 |
| Self-defined single item | 32% | 1.59 (1.04) | 1.35 (0.91) | 0.25* | 8.82 (3.05) | 5.71 (2.34) | 1.05 |
*p ≥ 0.05. All other mean group differences are statistically significant (p < 0.05)
aMBI burnout defined as high score in either emotional exhaustion or depersonalization