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. 2019 Aug 5;179(10):1406–1414. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2425

Table 2. Baseline Well-being, Job Satisfaction, Engagement, and Meaning at Work of Randomized Groups of the Study.

Characteristic Intervention Group (n = 44) Control Group (n = 44) P Value
Burnout
Subscale score, mean (SD)
Emotional exhaustiona 32.8 (10.4) 29.0 (12.1) .15
Depersonalizationb 9.0 (5.7) 7.8 (6.8) .18
Personal accomplishmentc 40.6 (4.5) 39.4 (5.7) .46
Overall burnout, No. (%)d 32 (72.7) 25/42 (59.5) .20
High emotional exhaustion, No. (%) 31 (70.5) 23/42 (54.8) .13
High depersonalization, No. (%) 19 (43.2) 14/42 (33.3) .35
Overall QOL score, mean (SD)e 5.9 (1.6) 6.5 (1.5) .07
Resilience score, mean (SD)f
CDRISC 31.0 (6.3) 30.6 (5.7) .77
Job satisfaction score, mean (SD)g
Global job satisfaction 43.4 (10.7) 42.8 (10.6) .77
Engagement and meaning at work
UWES score, mean (SD)h
Vigor 3.9 (1.0) 4.0 (1.2) .62
Dedication 4.5 (1.1) 4.6 (1.0) .89
Absorption 4.2 (1.0) 4.1 (1.1) .62
Empowerment at worki 55.5 (11.9) 57.3 (14.0) .47

Abbreviations: CDRISC, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale; QOL, quality of life; UWES, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale.

a

The score range is from 0 to 54; a higher score indicates greater burnout symptoms. The score was generated from the Emotional Exhaustion subscale of the Maslach Burnout Inventory.

b

The score range is from 0 to 30; higher score indicates greater burnout symptoms. The score was generated from the Depersonalization subscale of the Maslach Burnout Inventory.

c

The score range is from 0 to 48; lower score indicates greater burnout symptoms. The score was generated from the Personal Accomplishment subscale of the Maslach Burnout Inventory.

d

Positive for symptoms of overall burnout if had a high score (≥27) on the emotional exhaustion and/or high score (≥10) on the depersonalization subscale.

e

The score range is from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. A single-item linear analog scale was used.

f

The score range is from 0 to 40, with higher scores suggesting greater resilience. Resilience was measured using the 10-item CDRISC.

g

The scale range is from 0 to 60, with higher scores indicating greater job satisfaction. The 12-item Global Job Satisfaction subscale of the Physician Job Satisfaction scale was used.

h

The scale range is from 0 to 6 for vigor, 0 to 5 for dedication, and 0 to 6 for absorption, with higher scores being more favorable.

i

The scale range is from 12 to 84, with higher score being more favorable. The Empowerment at Work Scale was used.