Table 6.

Comparison of mean exhaustion scores and that of other variables.

Variable	(n=155)	Exhaustion mean (SD)	Student’s t-test	p
Age of respondents
<42 years	91	2.5±0.5	2.803	0.006
≥42 years	64	2.7±0.4
Gender
Male	46	2.5±0.5	1.628	0.106
Female	109	2.6±0.4
Marital status
Married	124	2.6±0.4	1.944	0.054
Single	31	2.5±0.4
Professional status of respondent
Physician	34	2.5±0.5	1.944	0.350
Nurse	121	2.6±0.4
Depression
Yes	62	2.6±0.5	1.111	0.268
No	93	2.6±0.4
Years of professional service
<10 years	63	2.5±0.5	2.619	0.010
≥10 years	92	2.7±0.4
Self-rated health
Good	139	2.6±0.4	2.710	0.008
Poor	16	2.9±0.4