Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics, depressive symptoms, and burnout among Korean homecare workers working with community-dwelling elderly individuals (N = 464).
Range | N or Mean | % or SD | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 33–72 | 56.76 | 6.68 |
≤54 | 163 | 35.1 | |
55–64 | 240 | 51.7 | |
≥65 | 61 | 13.1 | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 376 | 81.0 | |
Widowed/other | 88 | 19.0 | |
Education | |||
College or more | 49 | 10.5 | |
High school | 237 | 51.1 | |
Middle school | 127 | 27.4 | |
Elementary school or less | 51 | 11.0 | |
Subjective economic status | |||
High | 17 | 3.7 | |
Middle | 352 | 75.9 | |
Low | 95 | 20.5 | |
Hours worked per week | 4–104 | 30.88 | 21.84 |
Work–life conflict | 143 | 30.8 | |
Depressive symptoms scoresa | 0–18 | 7.80 | 3.82 |
CESD-10 scores ≥10 | 149 | 32.1 | |
Personal burnout (six items)b | 0–100 | 38.59 | 18.52 |
Scores ≥50 | 141 | 30.4 | |
Work-related burnout (seven items)b | 0–100 | 33.94 | 17.81 |
Scores ≥50 | 108 | 23.3 | |
Client-related burnout (six items) b | 0–100 | 34.88 | 18.36 |
Scores ≥50 | 125 | 26.9 |
Notes: SD = Standard deviation.
aThe 10-item short-form Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale.
bThe original Copenhagen Burnout Inventory—Korean version