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

Table 3.

Covariables associated with each dimension of burnout among physicians

Covariables Emotional exhaustion
(high versus low level)
Reduced personal accomplishment
(high versus low level)
Depersonalization
(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 0.82 0.23 - 2.96 0.760       4.75 0.91 - 24.69 0.063 3.42 0.65 - 18.11 0.146 0.09 0.01 - 0.92 0.043 --    
Age > 35 years old 1.00 0.28 - 3.64 0.996       0.64 0.12 - 3.48 0.604       4.14 0.66 - 25.82 0.127 --    
Lives with a partner 0.94 0.29 - 3.04 0.917       0.36 0.04 - 3.42 0.371       1.08 0.19 - 5.98 0.930      
Length of time working in an ICU 0.94 0.87 - 1.03 0.176 0.94 0.86 - 1.02 0.142 0.96 0.86 - 1.06 0.434       1.14 1.00 - 1.30 0.051 --    
Does not exercise regularly 1.42 0.45 - 4.49 0.541       0.83 0.15 - 4.54 0.832       2.88 0.55 - 15.08 0.206      
Hourly workload in ICU 1.01 0.98 - 1.04 0.572       1.01 0.95 - 1.07 0.788       0.98 0.95 - 1.02 0.435      
Cardiology ICU* 0.12 0.01 - 1.33 0.085 0.11 0.01 - 1.30 0.080 4.83 0.59 - 39.39 0.139 7.69 0.83 - 70.98 0.072 0.15 0.01 - 1.69 0.123 0.04 0.01 - 0.64 0.023
Infant ICU* 1.82 0.50 - 6.60 0.354 1.97 0.55 - 7.08 0.296 0.95 0.11 - 8.10 0.961 2.90 0.30 - 28.35 0.355 0.49 0.10 - 2.39 0.373 0.11 0.01 - 0.87 0.037
No postgraduate degree related to ICU 0.61 0.18 - 2.16 0.444       --           4.61 0.66 - 32.27 0.121 17.54 1.59 - 92.94 0.020
Length of professional experience 0.97 0.90 - 1.04 0.377       0.94 0.88 - 1.00 0.061 0.89 0.80 - 0.98 0.028 1.09 0.97 - 1.23 0.129 --    

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

*

Compared to general intensive care unit.