Table 4.
Panel description and results obtained at the first and second rounds of Delphi on occupational burnout definition.[NA=not available.]
| Experts who agreed participating | Experts completing 1st round | Experts completing 2nd round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Number of participants | 60 (100) | 55 (92) | 50 (83) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 21 (35) | 20 (36) | 18 (36) |
| Female | 39 (65) | 35 (64) | 32 (64) |
| Age (years) | |||
| <30 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
| 30–44 | 21 (35) | 19 (35) | 18 (36) |
| 45–60 | 27 (45) | 24 (44) | 21 (42) |
| >60 | 11 (18) | 11 (20) | 10 (20) |
| Highest education degree | |||
| Bachelor | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
| Master | 7 (12) | 6 (11) | 6 (11) |
| MD | 13 (22) | 12 (22) | 11 (22) |
| PhD | 39 (65) | 36 (65) | 32 (64) |
| Field of education | |||
| Medicine | 37 (62) | 36 (66) | 34 (68) |
| Psychology | 15 (25) | 15 (27) | 13 (26) |
| Life sciences | 4 (7) | 3 (5) | 2 (4) |
| Other | 4 (6) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
| Main occupation | |||
| Occupational physician | 20 (34) | 18 (33) | 18 (36) |
| Psychiatrist | 5 (9) | 4 (7) | 4 (8) |
| General or other practitioner | 3 (4) | 3 (5) | 3 (6) |
| Psychologist | 12 (20) | 12 (22) | 10 (20) |
| Researcher | 20 (33) | 18 (33) | 15 (30) |
| Length of occupational experience (years) | |||
| <5 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
| 5–9 | 15 (25) | 12 (22) | 11 (22) |
| 10–14 | 2 (3) | 2 (4) | 2 (4) |
| 15–20 | 17 (28) | 16 (29) | 13 (26) |
| >20 | 25 (42) | 24 (44) | 23 (46) |
| Source of expertise on burnout | |||
| Clinical practice | 28 (47) | 26 (47) | 23 (46) |
| Research practice | 46 (80) | 42 (76) | 38 (76) |
| Situation regarding the OMEGA-NET | |||
| OMEGA-NET member | 33 (55) | 31 (56) | 29 (58) |
| External participant | 27 (45) | 24 (44) | 21 (42) |
| Term preferred for concept introduction | NA | ||
| Term 1 a | NA | 17 (31) | 12 (24) |
| Term 2 b | NA | 37 (69) | 37 (76) |
| Degree of agreement on the concept definition | NA | ||
| Mean ± Standard deviation | NA | 5.9± 2.2 | 7.0± 1.6 |
| Median | NA | 6 | 7 |
| Proportion of agreement (vote ≥7) | NA | 23 (42) | 41 (82) |
a
Term 1: ‘occupational physical AND emotional exhaustion state’.
b
Term 2: ‘occupational burnout’.