Table 2.
Variables studied for the work-related dimension of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory.
| Work-Related Dimension | Total population (N = 840) | Public sector (n = 587) | Private sector (n = 252) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnout Risk | LR | HR | p | LR | HR | p | LR | HR | p |
| Variables | |||||||||
| Female n (%) | 333 (56.7) | 157 (63.1) | 0.091 | 239 (68.8) | 130 (60.5) | 0.054 | 94 (49.0) | 27 (45.0) | 0.658 |
| Mean age in years (SD) | 45.8 (12.4) | 44.6 (11.4) | 0.259 | 42.9 (12.1) | 43.0 (11.5) | 0.646 | 51.9 (10.7) | 49.4 (9.6) | 0.102 |
| Sector n (%) | 0.015 | 0.169 | N/A | ||||||
| Private | 192 (32.7) | 60 (24.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 192 (76.2) | 60 (23.8) | |||
| Public | 241 (41.1) | 127 (51.0) | 241 (61.0) | 127 (67.2) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mixed | 154 (26.2) | 62 (24.9) | 154 (39.0) | 62 (32.8) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Place of work n (%) | 0.013 | 0.134 | 0.429 | ||||||
| Private sector | 149 (25.4) | 45 (18.1) | 3 (0.8) | 2 (1.1) | 146 (76.0) | 43 (71.7) | |||
| University hospital | 92 (15.7) | 35 (14.1) | 92 (23.3) | 34 (18.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| General hospital | 44 (7.5) | 29 (11.6) | 41 (10.4) | 28 (14.8) | 3 (1.6) | 1 (1.7) | |||
| Psychiatric hospital | 141 (24.0) | 81 (32.5) | 137 (34.7) | 79 (41.8) | 4 (2.1) | 2 (3.3) | |||
| Consultation clinic | 48 (8.2) | 23 (9.2) | 48 (12.2) | 23 (12.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Other | 113 (19.2) | 36 (14.5) | 74 (18.8) | 23 (12.2) | 39 (20.4) | 13 (21.7) | |||
| No. years after graduation (%) | 0.384 | 0.722 | 0.191 | ||||||
| Residency | 36 (6.1) | 18 (7.2) | 36 (9.1) | 18 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| 1–5 | 139 (23.7) | 60 (24.1) | 119 (30.1) | 35 (29.1) | 20 (10.4) | 5 (8.3) | |||
| 6–10 | 85 (14.5) | 35 (14.1) | 66 (16.7) | 25 (13.2) | 19 (9.9) | 10 (16.7) | |||
| 11–20 | 106 18.1) | 53 (21.3) | 58 (14.7) | 34 (18.2) | 48 (25.0) | 19 (31.7) | |||
| More than 20 | 221 (37.6) | 83 (33.3) | 116 (29.4) | 57 (30.2) | 105 (54.7) | 26 (43.3) | |||
| Atmosphere at work n (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.009 | ||||||
| Very difficult | 8 (1.4) | 19 (7.6) | 8 (2.0) | 17 (9.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.3) | |||
| Difficult | 80 (13.6) | 63 (25.3) | 72 (18.2) | 53 (28.0) | 8 (4.2) | 10 (16.7) | |||
| Good | 329 (56.0) | 124 (49.8) | 254 (64.3) | 105 (55.6) | 75 (39.1) | 19 (31.7) | |||
| Excellent | 104 (17.7) | 23 (9.2) | 57 (14.4) | 12 (6.3) | 47 (24.5) | 11 (18.3) | |||
| No answer | 66 (11.2) | 20 (8.0) | 4 (1.0) | 2 (1.1) | 62 (32.3) | 18 (30.0) | |||
| Mean no. hours worked per week (SD) | 42.8 (11.0) | 45.8 (10.3) | < 0.001 | 42.3 (10.5) | 44.9 (9.7) | 0.009 | 43.7 (12.1) | 48.6 (11.9) | 0.003 |
| Mean no. consultations per week (SD) | 44.1 (32.6) | 45.8 (31.0) | 0.270 | 32.8 (23.6) | 37.5 (25.9) | 0.035 | 67.3 (36.2) | 71.9 (31.7) | 0.163 |
| Mean no. night shifts per month (SD) | – | – | N/A | 1.96 (2.19) | 2.32 (2.60) | 0.317 | – | – | NA |
| No. night shifts per month | N/A | 0.080 | NA | ||||||
| 0–3 (SD) | – | – | 334 (84.6) | 148 (78.3) | – | – | |||
| 4 or more (SD) | – | – | 61 (15.4) | 41 (21.7) | – | – | |||
| Main disorder treated by category | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.905 | ||||||
| Addiction | 27 (4.6) | 10 (4.0) | 23 (5.8) | 8 (4.2) | 4 (2.1) | 2 (3.3) | |||
| Autism | 19 (3.2) | 15 (6.0) | 19 (44.8) | 14 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) | |||
| Schizophrenia/psychosis | 170 (29.0) | 104 (41.8) | 164 (41.5) | 99 (52.4) | 6 (3.1) | 5 (8.3) | |||
| Anxiety disorders | 66 (11.2) | 13 (5.2) | 25 (6.3) | 6 (3.2) | 41 (21.4) | 7 (11.7) | |||
| Mood disorders | 255 (43.4) | 74 (29.7) | 134 (33.9) | 37 (19.6) | 121 (63.0) | 37 (61.7) | |||
| Personality disorders | 50 (8.5) | 33 (13.3) | 30 (7.6) | 25 (13.2) | 20 (10.4) | 8 (13.3) | |||
| Head of department n (%) | 122 (20.8) | 65 (26.1) | 0.084 | 107 (27.1) | 58 (30.7) | 0.325 | 15 (7.8) | 7 (11.7) | 0.431 |
| Working alone n (%) | 147 (25.0) | 59 (23.7) | 0.726 | 39 (9.9) | 25 (13.2) | 0.257 | 108 (56.2) | 34 (56.7) | 1 |