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. 2019 Apr 29;27:e3144. doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.3079-3144

Table 3. Factors related to the subscales of somatic symptoms and anxiety of the General Health Questionnaire in emergency care professionals. Andalusia, Spain, 2016.

Variable Somatic symptoms* Anxiety
Gross estimate Adjusted estimate Gross estimate Adjusted estimate
Coef ß P-value Coef ß P-value Coef ß P-value Coef ß P-value
EE§ (points) 0.02 0.1 0.03 0.1
DP|| (points) 0.1 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.1 0.01
PF (points) -0.04 0.9 -0.2 0.2
PCC** (points) -0.3 0.2 -0.2 0.4
ECC†† (points) 0.2 0.6 -0.4 0.2
ACC‡‡ (points) 1.9 0.001 2 0.0001 2.3 0.002 2 0.001
Age (years) 0.03 0.2 -0.3 0.7
Time of work (years) 0.6 0.7 -0.4 0.1
Professional experience (years) 0.02 0.2 0.01 0.5
Patients seen daily 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1
Sex
Female 1 (Ref.) 0.7 1 (Ref.) 0.4
Male 0.1 0.2
Marital status
Married 1 (Ref.) 1 (Ref.)
Single 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8
Separated/divorced 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.8
Widowed 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.4
Daily physical exercise
Yes 1 (Ref.) 1 (Ref.)
No 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.1
Daily consumption of tobacco
Yes 1 (Ref.) 1(Ref.)
No 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4
Professional category
Physician 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.7
Nurse (1 Ref.) 0.01 (1 Ref.) 0.02 (1 Ref.) 0.01 (1 Ref.) 0.001
Type of contract
Fixed 1 (Ref.) 1 (Ref.)
Provisional 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2
Eventual 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.1
*

Coefficient of determination adjusted for the subscale of somatic symptoms = 23.8%, F = 25.4, p <0.001;

Coefficient of determination adjusted for the anxiety subscale = 34.9%, F = 21.9, p<0.001;

Adjustment variables: age and sex;

§

EE: Emotional exhaustion;

||

DP: Depersonalization;

PF: Personal fulfillment;

**

PCC: problem-centered coping;

††

ECC: emotion-centered coping;

‡‡

ACC: avoidance-centered coping