Table 2.
Bivariate associations between resident demographic characteristics and burnout
| Demographic characteristic | Meets criteria for clinical burnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n=69 | No n=97 | P value | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 56 (46) | 67 (54) | 0.08 |
| Male | 13 (30) | 30 (70) | |
| Year of residency* | |||
| 1 | 16 (29) | 40 (71) | 0.00004 |
| 2 | 19 (40) | 29 (60) | 0.01 |
| 3 | 26 (58) | 19 (42) | Reference |
| 4 | 7 (42) | 10 (58) | 0.02 |
| Perceived presence of and helpfulness of formal resident wellness curriculum | |||
| Program has wellness curriculum and has been helpful | 18 (29) | 44 (71) | 0.001 |
| Program has wellness curriculum but has not been helpful | 25 (81) | 6 (19) | |
| Program does not have wellness curriculum | 23 (51) | 22 (49) | |
| Unsure if program has a wellness curriculum | 17 (34) | 33 (66) | |
| Meets screening cut-off for depression | |||
| Yes | 19 (79) | 5 (21) | <0.0001 |
| No | 50 (35) | 92 (65) | |
| Feels stressed over current financial situation | |||
| Yes | 34 (43) | 45 (57) | 0.71 |
| No | 35 (40) | 52 (60) | |
| Median length of daily commute, minutes | 15 | 15 | 0.64 |
| Residency program has alternative call system | |||
| Yes | 43 (45) | 52 (55) | 0.26 |
| No | 26 (37) | 45 (63) | |
| Average call frequency | |||
| Once every 4 nights | 17 (35) | 31 (65) | 0.61 |
| Once every 5 nights | 24 (45) | 29 (55) | |
| Once every 6 nights | 14 (38) | 23 (62) | |
| Once every 7 nights | 9 (56) | 7 (44) | |
| Less than once every 7 nights | 5 (42) | 7 (58) | |
| Number of months in past year spent on mandatory rotations away from city/town of residence | |||
| 0 | 29 (40) | 43 (60) | 0.63 |
| 1 | 21 (38) | 35 (62) | |
| 2 | 14 (52) | 13 (48) | |
| ≥3 | 5 (46) | 6 (54) | |
Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
*Post hoc analysis.