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. 2020 Oct 14;3(10):e2018758. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.18758

Table. Overall and Sex-Specific Scores on Satisfaction, Stress, and Burnout and Risk Factors for Burnout Among Internists and Trainees Enrolled in a Well-being Champion Program.

Survey item or score (response) Overall Femalea Malea OR (95% CI)b P value
Participants, No. (%) 1305 (100) 605 (47.6) 665 (52.4) NA NA
Satisfaction with current job (agree or strongly agree) 938 (71.9) 427 (70.6) 492 (74.0) 0.84 (0.66-1.08) .18
Burnout symptoms (present to severe) 680 (52.1) 351 (58.0) 312 (46.9) 1.56 (1.25-1.95) <.001
Values aligned with those of clinical leaders (agree or strongly agree) 816 (62.5) 363 (60.0) 438 (65.9) 0.78 (0.62-0.98) .03
My care team works efficiently together (satisfactory to optimal) 1128 (86.4) 522 (86.3) 581 (87.4) 0.91 (0.66-1.26) .57
Personal control over workload (Poor or minimal) 419 (32.1) 206 (34.0) 196 (29.5) 0.81 (0.64-1.03) .08
Feeling a great deal of stress (agree or strongly agree) 730 (55.9) 376 (62.1) 334 (50.2) 1.63 (1.30-20.4) <.001
Sufficient time for documentation(poor, marginal) 673 (51.6) 315 (52.1) 335 (50.4) 1.07 (0.86-1.33) .55
Time spent on EMR at home (moderately high to excessive) 552 (42.3) 268 (44.3) 263 (39.5) 1.22 (0.97-1.52) .09
EMR adds frustration to the day (agree or strongly agree) 850 (65.1) 383 (63.3) 443 (66.6) 0.86 (0.69-1.09) .22
Work atmosphere (chaotic or tending toward chaotic) 390 (29.9) 191 (31.6) 188 (28.3) 1.17 (0.92-1.49) .20
Summary score ≥40 (joyous workplace)c 151 (11.6) 42 (6.9) 107 (16.1) 0.39 (0.26-0.56) <.001
Subscale 1 score ≥20 (supportive workplace)d 466 (35.7) 182 (30.1) 275 (41.4) 0.61 (0.48-0.77) <.001
Subscale 2 score ≥ 20 (manageable work pace and EMR stress)e 117 (9.0) 32 (5.3) 83 (12.5) 0.39 (0.25-0.59) <.001

Abbreviations: EMR, electronic medical record; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio.

a

Of 1305 respondents, 35 chose not to indicate their sex and are not included in this table.

b

All ORs from single logistic regression models are for women compared with men.

c

Summary score range 10 to 50. Mean (SD) score: 30.9 (7.4).

d

Subscale 1 (including items 1-5) score range 5 to 25. Mean (SD) score: 17.5 (4.1).

e

Subscale 2 (including items 6-10) score range 5 to 25. Mean (SD) score: 13.4 (4.1).