Table 2.
Factors associated with self-perceived burn-out during rural clinical training
| N (%) | Burn-out | ||
| OR (95% CI) | P value | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 60 (22.6) | 1.0 | |
| Female | 111 (29.9) | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.1) | 0.04 |
| Rural background | |||
| No | 85 (23.1) | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 77 (29.3) | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.0) | 0.09 |
| Type of location living longest in Australia | |||
| Capital city/major city | 89 (23.7) | 1.0 | |
| Regional | 37 (34.9) | 1.7 (1.1 to 2.7) | 0.02 |
| Rural/remote | 45 (27.6) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.8) | 0.34 |
| Preference for Rural Clinical School for clinical training | |||
| Others | 35 (38.9) | 1.0 | |
| First choice/high | 134 (24.3) | 0.5 (0.3 to 0.8) | 0.006 |
| Preference on entry | |||
| General practice | 48 (27.1) | 1.0 | |
| Generalist specialist | 65 (27.8) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.6) | 0.88 |
| Sub specialist | 57 (24.7) | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.4) | 0.57 |
| Majority of placement in remote location | |||
| No | 150 (26.5) | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 19 (25.7) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6) | 1.0 |
| Perceived social isolation | |||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/neutral | 73 (17.0) | 1.0 | |
| Strongly agree/agree | 97 (45.5) | 4.0 (2.8 to 5.9) | <0.001 |
| Stress in the year prior to rural placement | |||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/neutral | 78 (18.2) | 1.0 | |
| Strongly agree/agree | 93 (43.3) | 3.4 (2.3 to 4.9) | <0.001 |
| Overall health was good in the year prior to rural placement | |||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/neutral | 59 (34.7) | 1.0 | |
| Strongly agree/agree | 112 (23.6) | 0.6 (0.4 to 0.8) | 0.006 |
| Self-efficacy | |||
| Low tertile | 88 (34.9) | 1.0 | |
| Middle tertile | 57 (25.1) | 0.6 (0.4 to 0.9) | 0.02 |
| High tertile | 26 (16.4) | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.6) | <0.001 |
| Future work Intention | |||
| Urban | 134 (27.6) | 1.0 | |
| Rural/remote | 36 (23.2) | 0.7 (0.5 to 1.2) | 0.29 |