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. 2020 Apr-Jun;32(2):251–260. doi: 10.5935/0103-507X.20200036

Table 2.

Covariables associated with each dimension of burnout among nurses

Covariables Emotional exhaustion
(high versus low level)
Depersonalization
(high versus low level)
Reduced personal accomplishment
(high versus low level)
Crude Adjusted Crude Adjusted Crude Adjusted
OR 95%CI p value OR 95%CI p value OR 95%CI p
value
OR 95%CI p value OR 95%CI p value OR 95%CI p value
Male gender 1.71 0.29 - 10.01 0.544       1.71 0.11 - 25.90 0.698       8.39 1.27 - 55.23 0.027 9.71 1.96 - 47.98 0.006
Age > 35 years old 0.16 0.04 - 0.60 0.007 0.08 0.02 - 0.36 0.001 0.01 0.001 - 0.14 < 0.001 0.02 0.002 - 0.21 0.001 0.59 0.11 - 3.11 0.533      
Lives with a partner 1.26 0.29 - 5.46 0.751       7.98 0.66 - 96.56 0.101       0.97 0.22 - 4.35 0.967      
Length of time working in an ICU 0.93 0.80 - 1.07 0.285       0.74 0.56 - 0.98 0.035       1.11 0.93 - 1.32 0.237      
Does not exercise regularly 7.36 1.14 - 47.32 0.036 11.01 2.73 - 44.39 0.001 0.05 0.004 - 0.61 0.019 0.07 0.007 - 0.79 0.032 0.49 0.07 - 3.52 0.473      
Hourly workload in ICU 0.98 0.95 - 1.03 0.598       1.00 0.96 - 1.05 0.948       0.98 0.94 - 1.02 0.280      
Cardiology ICU* 1.63 0.23 - 11.52 0.619       0.53 0.02 - 9.47 0.661       4.40 0.37 - 51.91 0.235 1.20 0.14 - 10.52 0.867
Infant ICU* 3.79 0.96 - 15.02 0.058       0.07 0.006 - 0.80 0.033       5.89 1.25 - 27.68 0.025 4.73 1.10 - 20.24 0.036
No postgraduate degree related to ICU 0.76 0.15 - 3.86 0.735       0.07 0.007 - 0.69 0.024       1.09 0.17 - 6.83 0.926      
Length of professional experience --           0.82 0.68 - 0.99 0.041       1.06 0.97 - 1.17 0.189      

OR - odds ratio; 95%CI - 95% confidence interval; ICU - intensive care unit.

*

Compared to general intensive care unit.