Table 1.
Sociodemographic variables depending on place of work
| Urban (n=111) | Rural (n=156) | Total (n=267) | P values | ||||
| N | n (%) | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | ||
| Age (years) | 111 | 156 | 267 | 0.915 | |||
| 31–40 | 26 (23.4) | 34 (21.8) | 60 (22.5) | ||||
| 41–50 | 40 (36) | 55 (35.3) | 95 (35.6) | ||||
| >50 | 45 (40.5) | 67 (42.9) | 112 (41.9) | ||||
| Professional role | 111 | 156 | 267 | 0.405 | |||
| Nurse | 50 (45) | 81 (51.9) | 131 (49.1) | ||||
| Physician | 61 (55) | 75 (48.1) | 136 (50.9) | ||||
| Gender | 111 | 156 | 267 | 0.349 | |||
| Men | 21 (18.9) | 37 (23.7) | 58 (21.7) | ||||
| Women | 90 (81.1) | 119 (76.3) | 209 (78.3) | ||||
| Empathy (JSPE) | 111 | 156 | 267 | 0.018 | |||
| Low | 27 (24.3) | 62 (39.7) | 89 (33.3) | ||||
| Medium | 38 (34.2) | 50 (32.1) | 88 (33) | ||||
| High | 46 (41.4) | 44 (28.2) | 90 (33.7) | ||||
| Burnout | 111 | 156 | 267 | 0.774 | |||
| Low | 63 (56.8) | 94 (60.3) | 157 (58.8) | ||||
| Medium | 43 (38.7) | 57 (36.5) | 100 (37.5) | ||||
| High | 5 (4.5) | 5 (3.2) | 10 (3.7) | ||||
JSPE, Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy.