Table 1.
Burnout score according to socio-demographic and work-related characteristics
| Burnout | EE | DP | PA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | N (%) | Mean (SD) | P value | Mean (SD) | P value | Mean (SD) | P value | Mean (SD) | P value |
| Age group (years) | |||||||||
| < 30 | 84 (8.28) | 39.00 (20.37) | 0.1751 | 19.71(11.41) | 0.0124 | 4.36 (4.76) | 0.0280 | 33.07 (11.08) | 0.0683 |
| 30~ | 405 (39.94) | 37.12 (20.28) | 19.33 (12.24) | 4.21 (4.97) | 34.42 (11.20) | ||||
| 40~ | 474 (46.75) | 35.18 (19.90) | 18.54 (11.83) | 3.70 (4.65) | 35.06 (11.78) | ||||
| 50~ | 51 (5.03) | 33.04 (19.82) | 13.61(12.97) | 2.31 (3.34) | 30.88 (16.26) | ||||
| Sex | |||||||||
| Men | 659 (64.99) | 37.5 (20.40) | 0.0032 | 19.17 (12.40) | 0.0732 | 4.19 (5.08) | 0.0061 | 33.87 (12.03) | 0.0365 |
| Women | 355 (35.01) | 33.6 (19.3) | 17.75 (11.28) | 3.34 (4.02) | 35.49 (11.28) | ||||
| Education level | |||||||||
| Associated degree or vocational diplomaa | 479 (49.90) | 35.92 (20.21) | 0.6347 | 17.98 (12.37) | 0.0492 | 3.84 (4.86) | 0.6805 | 33.90 (12.25) | 0.1698 |
| Bachelor degree or above | 521 (52.10) | 36.52 (20.03) | 19.48 (11.78) | 3.96 (4.69) | 34.92 (11.32) | ||||
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Unmarried/widow/divorced | 67 (6.70) | 42.48 (21.19) | 0.0076 | 22.00 (12.15) | 0.0196 | 5.52 (5.49) | 0.0128 | 33.04 (9.88) | 0.319 |
| Married | 933 (93.30) | 35.67 (20.04) | 18.44 (12.03) | 3.77 (4.67) | 34.53 (11.91) | ||||
| Contract status | |||||||||
| Permanent | 734 (73.18) | 35.91 (20.27) | 0.3553 | 18.58 (12.16) | 0.5732 | 3.75 (4.74) | 0.0731 | 34.42 (12.20) | 0.7728 |
| Temporaryb | 269 (26.82) | 37.24 (19.78) | 19.07 (11.87) | 4.36 (4.81) | 34.19 (10.68) | ||||
| Average monthly income (RMB Yuan) | |||||||||
| < 2500 | 340 (33.76) | 37.9 (20.5) | 0.1322 | 19.85 (12.60) | 0.0951 | 4.17 (4.93) | 0.3162 | 34.15 (11.36) | 0.7700 |
| 2500~ | 474 (47.07) | 35.0 (20.0) | 18.04 (11.96) | 3.67 (4.68) | 34.70 (12.21) | ||||
| 3500~ | 193 (19.17) | 36.1 (19.6) | 18.32 (11.32) | 3.97 (4.65) | 34.20 (11.58) | ||||
| Professional level | |||||||||
| Elementary or lessc | 482 (47.96) | 35.84 (20.14) | 0.5844 | 17.90 (11.82) | 0.0397 | 4.18 (5.08) | 0.0908 | 34.24 (11.41) | 0.6236 |
| Intermediate or higherd | 523 (52.04) | 36.53 (20.10) | 19.47 (12.30) | 3.67 (4.45) | 34.60 (12.15) | ||||
| Has management responsibility | |||||||||
| Yes | 332 (34.05) | 37.03 (20.89) | 0.3196 | 19.32 (12.61) | 0.2649 | 4.14 (5.23) | 0.1677 | 34.42 (12.20) | 0.9954 |
| No | 643 (65.95) | 35.70 (19.49) | 18.41 (11.70) | 3.70 (4.33) | 34.43 (11.54) | ||||
| Practice setting | |||||||||
| CHC | 563 (55.47) | 35.19 (19.47) | 0.0858 | 18.13 (11.36) | 0.0912 | 3.70 (4.47) | 0.1177 | 34.63 (11.40) | 0.5683 |
| THC | 452 (44.53) | 37.37 (20.82) | 19.42 (12.85) | 4.15 (5.07) | 34.21 (12.25) | ||||
| Work tenure (years) | 16.32 (7.90) | ||||||||
| < 10 | 236 (23.32) | 38.75 (19.77) | 0.0423 | 19.72 (11.17) | 0.3132 | 4.49 (5.08) | 0.0506 | 33.46 (10.88) | 0.1912 |
| 10~ | 385 (38.04) | 34.57 (19.88) | 18.24 (12.14) | 3.53 (4.23) | 35.19 (11.41) | ||||
| 20~ | 391 (38.64) | 36.16 (20.44) | 18.54 (12.50) | 3.86 (4.99) | 34.25 (12.65) | ||||
| Workplace violence | |||||||||
| Yes | 631 (62.17) | 39.98 (20.52) | < 0.0001 | 21.43 (12.54) | < 0.0001 | 4.74 (5.29) | < 0.0001 | 34.19 (10.90) | 0.3963 |
| No | 384 (37.83) | 29.88 (17.70) | 14.23 (9.69) | 2.51 (3.25) | 34.86 (13.10) | ||||
Abbreviations: CHC Community health center, DP Depersonalization, EE Emotion exhaustion, PA Personal accomplishment, SD Standard deviation, THC Township health center
aGPs who have acquired associate degree or vocational diploma. An associate degree required 3 years of education in college after graduation from senior middle school (grade year 10 to year 12), or 5 years of education in college after graduation from junior middle school (grade year 7 to year 9). A vocational diploma requires 2 years of education in vocational schools after graduation from senior middle school, or 3 years of education in vocational schools after graduation from junior middle school
bWages and welfares of GPs would be paid by the Chinese government public health services expenditure. GPs were unable to be freely fired off by health institutions
cGPs were with junior or without any technical title
dGPs were with middle or senior professional title