Table 3.
Distribution of different included characteristics in the survey according to burn-out
| Variable | All (n=1015) Median IQR or number/total (%) |
No burn-out (n=609) Median IQR or number/total (%) |
Burn-out (n=406) Median IQR or number/total (%) |
P value |
| Demographics | ||||
| Age (years) | 37 (31–47) | 38 (31–48) | 36 (30–44) | 0.002 |
| Female | 638/1015 (62.9%) | 371/609 (60.9%) | 266/406 (65.5%) | 0.138 |
| Stable partner (married or unmarried) | 780/1011 (77.2%) | 478/608 (78.6%) | 302/403 (74.9%) | 0.172 |
| Partner is healthcare worker | 525/934 (56.2%) | 315/558 (56.5%) | 209/376 (55.6%) | 0.794 |
| Children | 474/1009 (47%) | 308/605 (50.9%) | 166/404 (41.1%) | 0.002 |
| Living with elderly person | 97/1012 (9.6%) | 51/607 (8.4%) | 46/407 (11.4%) | 0.118 |
| Being forced to separate from your family | 302/1014 (29.8%) | 168/609 (27.6%) | 134/406 (33.1%) | 0.061 |
| Afraid of infecting their family | 872/1005 (86.8%) | 506/601 (84.2%) | 366/404 (90.6%) | 0.003 |
| Infected with SARS-CoV-2 | 176/1009 (17.4%) | 103/605 (17%) | 73/404 (18.1%) | 0.668 |
| Work conditions | ||||
| Resident doctor | 250/1014 (24.7%) | 135/609 (22.2%) | 115/406 (28.3%) | 0.026 |
| Medical specialist | 702/1014 (69.2%) | 426/609 (70%) | 276/406 (68%) | 0.026 |
| Service head | 60/1014 (5.9%) | 46/609 (7.6%) | 14/406 (3.5%) | 0.026 |
| Medical director | 2/1014 (0.2%) | 1/609 (0.2%) | 1/406 (0.2%) | 0.026 |
| Regional hospital | 257/1006 (25.5%) | 149/609 (24.5%) | 108/406 (26.6%) | 0.228 |
| Secondary hospital | 234/1006 (23.3%) | 145/609 (23.8%) | 88/406 (21.7%) | 0.228 |
| Tertiary hospital | 510/1006 (50.3%) | 303/609 (49.8%) | 208/406 (51.2%) | 0.228 |
| Research centre/medical school | 5/1006 (0.5%) | 4/609 (0.7%) | 1/406 (0.2%) | 0.228 |
| Time to work >1 hour | 58/1012 (5.7%) | 25/607 (4.1%) | 33/405 (8.1%) | 0.007 |
| On foot to work | 232/1011 (22.9%) | 146/609 (24%) | 85/406 (20.9%) | 0.009 |
| By car to work | 611/1011 (60.4%) | 367/609 (60.3%) | 244/406 (60.1%) | 0.009 |
| Public transport to work | 132/1011 (13.1%) | 66/609 (10.8%) | 67/406 (16.5%) | 0.009 |
| Bicycle to work | 22/1011 (2.2%) | 13/609 (2.1%) | 9/406 (2.2%) | 0.009 |
| Motorcycle to work | 13/1011 (1.3%) | 13/609 (2.1%) | 0/406 (0%) | 0.009 |
| Assisted patients with COVID-19 | 931/1010 (92.2%) | 544/606 (89.8%) | 387/404 (95.8%) | <0.001 |
| More responsibility at work during pandemic | 740/1011 (73.2%) | 406/607 (66.9%) | 334/404 (82.7%) | <0.001 |
| Recognition of increased responsibility | 85/737 (11.5%) | 63/408 (15.4%) | 22/329 (6.7%) | <0.001 |
| Number of patients per day | 10 (8–12) | 10 (8–12) | 10 (8–12) | 0.345 |
| No access to PPE when needed | 295/1003 (29.4%) | 151/601 (25.1%) | 144/258 (35.8%) | <0.001 |
| Increase in weekly working hours work | 821/1010 (81.3%) | 475/604 (78.6%) | 346/406 (85.2%) | 0.009 |
| Guard hours per week | 32 (15–52) | 30 (14–50) | 40 (16.5–56) | 0.009 |
| Economical compensation for overtime | 257/913 (28.1%) | 188/538 (34.9%) | 69/375 (18.4%) | <0.001 |
| No rest after 24-hour shift | 139/997 (13.9%) | 65/594 (10.9%) | 74/403 (18.4%) | 0.001 |
| Not having 48 hours per week to rest | 582/1003 (58%) | 318/599 (53.1%) | 264/404 (65.3%) | <0.001 |
| Free days in the last month | 6 (4–7) | 6 (4–7) | 5 (3–6) | <0.001 |
| No holiday in the last 6 months | 646/1011 (63.9%) | 369/606 (60.9%) | 276/405 (68.1%) | 0.019 |
| Stable contract | 514/1015 (50.6%) | 328/609 (53.9%) | 186/406 (45.8%) | 0.012 |
| Habits and thoughts | ||||
| Physical or any leisure activity twice a week | 559/1015 (55.1%) | 356/609 (58.5%) | 203/406 (50%) | 0.008 |
| More tobacco (increased consumption or started to consume) | 64/1015 (6.3%) | 31/609 (5.1%) | 33/406 (8.1%) | 0.051 |
| More alcohol (increased consumption or started to consume) | 209/1015 (20.6%) | 96/609 (15.8%) | 113/406 (27.8%) | <0.001 |
| Use of recreational drugs | 15/1015 (1.5%) | 9/606 (1.5%) | 6/402 (1.5%) | 0.649 |
| Need for sleeping pills | 188/1011 (18.6%) | 83/605 (13.7%) | 105/405 (25.9%) | <0.001 |
| Use of antidepressant drugs | 58/1010 (5.7%) | 32/606 (5.3%) | 26/404 (6.4%) | 0.440 |
| Would not choose internal medicine again | 212/1008 (21%) | 80/603 (13.3%) | 132/404 (32.7%) | <0.001 |
| Having thought of changing specialty | 395/1011 (39.1%) | 172/607 (28.3%) | 223/404 (55.2%) | <0.001 |
| Having thought of working abroad | 555/1008 (55.1%) | 299/606 (49.3%) | 256/402 (63.7%) | <0.001 |
| Having thought of abandoning medicine | 604/1009 (59.9%) | 302/606 (49.8%) | 302/403 (74.9%) | <0.001 |
All variables in italics are significantly (p<0.05) related to burn-out syndrome.
PPE, personal protective equipment.