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. 2021 Jan 7;180(2):627–633. doi: 10.1007/s00431-020-03907-x

Table 3.

Factors associated with burnout among paediatric residents in France

No burnout Burnout OR, 95%CI p value
n/N % (95%CI) n/N % (95%CI)
Sex 0.01
  Men 26 /213 12.2 (8.1–17.4) 29/127 22.8 (15.9–31.1) 1
  Women 187/213 87.8 (82.6–91.9) 98/127 77.2 (68.9–84.1) 0.47 (0.26–0.84)
Age, median (IQR) 27 (25–28) 27 (25–28) 1.00 (0.88–1.14) 0.97
Residency start year 0.44
  ≤ 2016 70/213 32.9 (26.6–39.6) 36/127 28.3 (20.7–37.0) 1
  2017 46/213 21.6 (16.2–27.7) 35/127 27.6 (20.0–36.2) 1.48 (0.82–2.69)
  2018 44/213 20.6 (15.4–26.7) 30/127 23.6 (16.5–32.0) 1.33 (0.72–2.45)
  2019 53/213 24.9 (19.2–31.2) 26/127 20.5 (13.8–28.5) 0.95 (0.51–1.77)
Living status 0.07
  Living alone 54/213 25.4 (19.7–31.7) 44/127 34.6 (26.4–43.6) 1
  Living with a partner 159/213 74.6 (68.3–80.3) 83/127 65.4 (56.4–73.6) 0.64 (0.40–1.04)
Number of night shifts per month, median (IQR) 4 (3–5) 4 (3–5) 1.08 (0.95–1.24) 0.24
Hours worked per week < 0.001
  < 48 h 21/213 9.9 (6.2–14.7) 6/127 4.7 (2.2–11.0) 1
  48–60 h 148/213 69.5 (62.8–75.6) 71/127 55.9 (46.8–64.7) 1.68 (0.69–4.74)
  > 60 h 44/213 20.6 (15.4–26.7) 50/127 39.4 (30.8–48.4) 3.98 (1.55–11.65)
Change in professional activity due to the COVID-19 outbreak 0.24
  No 39/213 18.3 (13.4–24.1) 30/127 23.6 (16.5–32.0) 1
  Yes 174/213 81.7 (75.8–86.6) 97/127 76.4 (68.0–83.5) 0.72 (0.42–1.25)
Direct involvement in the care of patients with COVID-19 0.52
  No 125/213 58.7 (51.8–65.3) 79/127 62.2 (53.1–70.7) 1
  Yes 88/213 41.3 (34.6–48.2) 48/127 37.8 (29.3–46.8) 0.86 (0.55–1.35)
ICU admissions for COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants 0.46
  [0–0.5] 45/213 21.2 (15.8–27.2) 10/127 15.0 (3.8–14.0) 1
  [0.5–1] 64/213 30.0 (24.0–36.7) 44/127 34.6 (26.4–43.6) 1.63 (0.85–3.19)
  [1–2] 49/213 23.0 (17.5–29.2) 27/127 21.3 (14.5–29.4) 1.31 (0.64–2.69)
  > 2 55/213 25.8 (20.0–32.2) 37/127 29.1 (21.4–37.9) 1.59 (0.81–3.18)
Anxiety score before the COVID-19 outbreak, median (IQR) 35 (20–60) 50 (40–70) 1.15 (1.09–1.21) < 0.001
Anxiety score during the COVID-19 outbreak, median (IQR) 40 (25–60) 50 (30–70) 1.02 (1.01–1.03) < 0.001

IQR, interquartile range; CI, confidence interval

*Intensive care unit admission rate for COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants in the resident’s geographic area of practice (April 22 to 28, 2020)