Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study population stratified by the presence of moderate or severe burnout using the CBI
| Moderate-severe burnout |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Present | Absent | P-value | |
| No. of participants | 539 (100) | 424 (79) | 115 (21) | –– |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 21–30 | 121 (22) | 101 (24) | 20 (17) | 0.012 |
| 31–40 | 122 (23) | 104 (25) | 18 (16) | |
| 41–50 | 141 (26) | 106 (25) | 35 (30) | |
| 51–60 | 126 (23) | 96 (23) | 30 (26) | |
| >60 | 27 (5) | 16 (4) | 11 (10) | |
| Males | 53 (10) | 33 (8) | 20 (18) | 0.004 |
| Females | 486 (90) | 390 (92) | 96 (82) | 0.004 |
| Significant past medical history | 104 (19) | 90 (21) | 14 (12) | 0.04 |
| Coronary artery disease | 12 (2) | 10 (2) | 2 (2) | 1 |
| Malignancy | 7 (1) | 6 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 |
| COPD | 60 (11) | 51 (12) | 9 (8) | 0.27 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 16 (3) | 15 (4) | 1 (1) | 0.236 |
| Immunocompromized | 25 (5) | 21 (5) | 4 (4) | 0.677 |
| Previous mental health diagnosis | 177 (33) | 159 (38) | 18 (16) | <0.001 |
| Previous anxiety | 131 (24) | 119 (28) | 12 (10) | <0.001 |
| Previous depression | 109 (20) | 101 (24) | 8 (7) | <0.001 |
| Other mental health condition | 21 (4) | 18 (4) | 3 (3) | 0.594 |
| Family member at high risk | 99 (19) | 87 (21) | 12 (11) | 0.019 |
| Main carer for another adult | 39 (7) | 35 (8) | 4 (4) | 0.125 |
| Main occupation | ||||
| Allied health professionala | 32 (6) | 24 (6) | 8 (7) | <0.001 |
| Clinical support worker | 54 (10) | 47 (11) | 7 (6) | |
| Doctor | 57 (11) | 34 (8) | 23 (20) | |
| Nurse | 286 (53) | 245 (58) | 41 (36) | |
| Pharmacist | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | |
| Other | 106 (20) | 72 (17) | 34 (10) | |
| Redeployed from normal workplace | 105 (20) | 93 (22) | 12 (10) | 0.008 |
| Exposure to patients with COVID-19 | ||||
| No known contact | 94 (17) | 62 (15) | 32 (28) | <0.001 |
| Patients with suspected COVID-19 | 64 (12) | 43 (10) | 21 (18) | |
| Patients with confirmed COVID-19 | 131 (24) | 106 (25) | 25 (22) | |
| Work in a dedicated COVID-19 unit | 250 (46) | 213 (50) | 37 (32) | |
| PPE (PPE) | ||||
| Properly trained with PPE | 300 (57) | 232 (55) | 68 (61) | 0.365 |
| Always have access to PPE when needed | 359 (67) | 273 (64) | 86 (75) | 0.047 |
| Properly fitted for specialist PPE if required | 280 (71) | 225 (71) | 55 (73) | 0.868 |
| Feel safe or very safe when using PPE | 234 (43) | 166 (39) | 68 (59) | <0.001 |
| Psychological support | ||||
| Support is available in the workplace | 411 (77) | 308 (73) | 103 (90) | <0.001 |
| Support was accessed from the workplace if available | 91 (22) | 76 (25) | 15 (15) | 0.064 |
| Support accessed exclusively from outside the workplace | 44 (8) | 36 (9) | 8 (7) | 0.999 |
| Rating of support within team median [IQR]b | 3.0 [2.0, 4.0] | 3.0 [2.0, 4.0] | 4.0 [3.0, 5.0] | <0.001 |
Note: Values are expressed as n (%) unless otherwise stated. A P value of <0.05 is considered significant.
a
Allied health professional group includes dieticians (n = 1), radiographers (n = 4), physiotherapists (n = 11) and occupational therapists (n = 16).
b
Rating of support within workplace team is on a self-reported integer scale with 1—least supportive to 5—most supportive.