Table 1.
Characteristics associated with medical students’ burnout and (or) depressive symptoms
| Characteristics | Burnout and Depressive Symptoms | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (−) and D (−) [271, 14.9%] | B (+) and D (−) [932, 51.4%] | B (−) and D (+) [27, 1.5%] | B (+) and D (+)[584, 32.2%] | ||
| Gender, Female | 172a(63.5) | 640a(68.8) | 14a(51.9) | 392a(67.2) | 0.13 |
| Academic year | < 0.01 | ||||
| First-year, master’s degree | 73a(27.7) | 216a(23.6) | 1a,b(4.3) | 101b(17.7) | |
| Second-year, master’s degree | 69a(26.1) | 269a(29.4) | 8a,b(34.8) | 208b(36.4) | |
| Third-year, master’s degree | 101a(38.3) | 311a(34.0) | 8a(34.8) | 189a(33.1) | |
| First-year, doctor’s degree | 7a(2.7) | 43a(4.7) | 3a(13.0) | 26a(4.6) | |
| Second-year, doctor’s degree | 8a(3.0) | 37a(4.0) | 3a(13.0) | 26a(4.6) | |
| Third-year, doctor’s degree | 6a(2.3) | 40a(4.4) | 0a(0.0) | 22a(3.9) | |
| Degree type | 0.09 | ||||
| Clinical practice | 194a(72.7) | 619a(67.9) | 15a(57.7) | 415a(72.7) | |
| Academic practice | 73a(27.3) | 292a(32.1) | 11a(42.3) | 156a(27.3) | |
| Family income (yuan per month) | 0.02 | ||||
| < 5000 | 145a,b(53.7) | 434b(46.8) | 9a,b(33.3) | 313a(54.1) | |
| 5000–10,000 | 84a(31.1) | 315a(33.9) | 11a(40.7) | 193a(33.3) | |
| 10,000–15,000 | 22a(8.1) | 103a(11.1) | 5a(18.5) | 46a(7.9) | |
| > 15,000 | 19a,b(7.0) | 76b(8.2) | 2a,b(7.4) | 27a(4.7) | |
| Scores of postgraduate entrance examination | < 0.01 | ||||
| < 300 | 54a(23.2) | 93b(11.5) | 1a,b(4.3) | 73a,b(15.6) | |
| 300–330 | 84a(36.1) | 380b(47.0) | 9a,b(39.1) | 225b(48.0) | |
| 330–360 | 65a(27.9) | 229a(28.3) | 10a(43.5) | 118a(25.2) | |
| > 360 | 30a(12.9) | 106a(13.1) | 3a(13.0) | 53a(11.3) | |
| Hours worked or studied per week (h) | 0.05 | ||||
| < 35 | 23a(8.6) | 65a(7.0) | 5a(18.5) | 39a(6.7) | |
| 35–45 | 68a(25.4) | 221a(23.8) | 7a(25.9) | 132a(22.8) | |
| 45–55 | 88a(32.8) | 266a(28.6) | 8a(29.6) | 150a(25.9) | |
| > 55 | 89a(33.2) | 377a,b(40.6) | 7a,b(25.9) | 259b(44.7) | |
| Hours slept per day (h) | < 0.01 | ||||
| < 6 | 30a,b(11.1) | 96b(10.3) | 3a,b(11.1) | 95a(16.3) | |
| 6–8 | 219a(80.8) | 767a(82.5) | 19a(70.4) | 457a(78.3) | |
| 8–10 | 22a,b(8.1) | 67a,b(7.2) | 5b(18.5) | 32a(5.5) | |
| Marital status, Married | 58a(21.4) | 136b(14.7) | 7a,b(25.9) | 101a,b(17.3) | 0.03 |
| Have children | 65a(24.0) | 289a,b(31.0) | 11a,b(40.7) | 223b(38.3) | < 0.01 |
| Have worked part-time once | 92a(34.5) | 342a(36.8) | 15a(55.6) | 238a(41.0) | 0.05 |
| View on current medical environment | < 0.01 | ||||
| Poor | 116a(43.0) | 493b(53.1) | 8a,b(29.6) | 426c(73.3) | |
| Neutral | 145a(53.7) | 414a(44.6) | 17a(63.0) | 135b(23.2) | |
| Good | 9a(3.3) | 21a(2.3) | 2a(7.4) | 20a(3.4) | |
| Career choice regret | < 0.01 | ||||
| With | 75a(27.7) | 408b(43.8) | 9a,b(33.3) | 353c(60.7) | |
| Neutral | 43a(15.9) | 191a(20.5) | 4a(14.8) | 91a(15.6) | |
| Without | 153a(56.5) | 332b(35.7) | 14a,b(51.9) | 138c(23.7) | |
| Considered dropping out once | 26a(9.6) | 100a(10.8) | 7a,b(25.9) | 186b(32.2) | < 0.01 |
B (+) Burnout positive; B (−) Burnout negative; D (+) Depressive symptoms positive; D (−) Depressive symptoms negative
Subscript letters a, b, c: If the mark letters were the same between any two groups, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant. If the two groups of markers had different letters, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant