Table 4.
Descriptive statistics of self-reported well-being, and ORs (with 95% CIs) with burnout
| All (n=3073) |
Grade | ||||
| N (%) | OR* (95% CI) |
Consultants, N (%) |
SAS, N (%) |
Trainees, N (%) |
|
| Cardiovascular problems | 261 (8) | 186 (13) | 31 (12) | 44 (3) | |
| No burnout | 148 (8) | 1.38 (1.07 to 1.78) |
114 (11) | 20 (11) | 14 (2) |
| Burnout† | 113 (10) | 72 (16) | 11 (14) | 30 (5) | |
| Gastro intestinal problems | 480 (16) | 221 (15) | 29 (11) | 230 (17) | |
| No burnout | 225 (11) | 2.28 (1.87 to 2.78) |
111 (11) | 14 (8) | 100 (13) |
| Burnout | 255 (23) | 110 (24) | 15 (20) | 130 (22) | |
| Depression | 416 (14) | 141 (10) | 41 (16) | 234 (17) | |
| No burnout | 144 (7) | 4.05 (3.26 to 5.04) |
42 (4) | 21 (12) | 81 (10) |
| Burnout | 272 (24) | 99 (22) | 20 (26) | 153 (26) | |
| Anxiety | 1008 (33) | 416 (28) | 80 (31) | 512 (38) | |
| No burnout | 439 (22) | 3.59 (3.07 to 4.21) |
194 (19) | 43 (24) | 202 (26) |
| Burnout | 569 (51) | 222 (48) | 37 (49) | 310 (53) | |
| Anger-irritability | 1048 (34) | 498 (34) | 81 (32) | 469 (35) | |
| No burnout | 465 (24) | 3.51 (3.00 to 4.10) |
235 (23) | 42 (24) | 188 (24) |
| Burnout | 583 (52) | 263 (57) | 39 (51) | 281 (48) | |
| Suicidal thoughts | 90 (3) | 33 (2) | 2 (1) | 55 (4) | |
| No burnout | 20 (1) | 6.37 (3.95 to 10.7) |
5 (0.5) | 0 | 15 (2) |
| Burnout | 70 (6) | 28 (6) | 2 (3) | 40 (7) | |
| Sleep problems / insomnia | 1188 (39) | 515 (35) | 93 (37) | 580 (43) | |
| No burnout | 563 (29) | 3.15 (2.70 to 3.67) |
256 (26) | 52 (29) | 255 (33) |
| Burnout | 625 (56) | 259 (56) | 41 (54) | 325 (56) | |
| Marital/relationship problems | 544 (18) | 206 (14) | 43 (17) | 295 (22) | |
| No burnout | 241 (12) | 2.65 (2.20 to 3.20) |
105 (10) | 20 (11) | 116 (15) |
| Burnout | 303 (27) | 101 (22) | 23 (30) | 179 (31) | |
| Frequent headaches | 652 (21) | 210 (14) | 77 (30) | 365 (27) | |
| No burnout | 317 (16) | 2.22 (1.86 to 2.64) |
107 (11) | 37 (21) | 173 (22) |
| Burnout | 335 (30) | 103 (22) | 40 (53) | 192 (33) | |
| Minor colds | 812 (26) | 268 (18) | 59 (23) | 485 (36) | |
| No burnout | 449 (23) | 1.62 (1.37 to 1.91) |
165 (16) | 42 (24) | 242 (31) |
| Burnout | 363 (33) | 103 (22) | 17 (22) | 243 (42) | |
| Recurrent respiratory infections | 188 (6) | 66 (5) | 16 (6) | 106 (8) | |
| No burnout | 81 (4) | 2.45 (1.82 to 3.31) |
31 (3) | 10 (6) | 40 (5) |
| Burnout | 107 (10) | 35 (8) | 6 (8) | 66 (11) | |
| Alcohol/drugs problems | 97 (3) | 56 (4) | 4 (2) | 37 (3) | |
| No burnout | 40 (2) | 2.57 (1.71 to 3.89) |
24 (2) | 2 (1) | 14 (2) |
| Burnout | 57 (5) | 32 (7) | 2 (3) | 23 (4) | |
*ORs based on univariable Firth corrected logistic regression of well-being item vs burnout with stratification for group (consultant, SAS, trainee).
†Burnout defined as an emotional exhaustion score ≥27 (range 0–54) and/or depersonalisation score ≥10 (range 0–30) in accordance with the Maslach Burnout Inventory.
SAS, Specialty and Associate Specialist Doctors.