TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Survey Respondents
| Characteristic | Groupa; No. (%) of Respondentsb | p Valuec | ||
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| Not Burned Out (n = 105) | Burned Out (n = 165) | All (n = 270) | ||
| Age group (years) | n = 98 | n = 155 | n = 253 | 0.96 |
| 18–24 | 1 (1) | 3 (2) | 4 (2) | |
| 25–34 | 6 (6) | 9 (6) | 15 (6) | |
| 35–44 | 44 (45) | 65 (42) | 109 (43) | |
| 45–54 | 26 (27) | 47 (30) | 73 (29) | |
| 55–64 | 13 (13) | 18 (12) | 31 (12) | |
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| Sex | n = 98 | n = 154 | n = 252 | 0.57 |
| Female | 74 (76) | 121 (79) | 195 (77) | |
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| Time in practice (years) (median and IQR) | 10 (5–20) | 11 (6–20) | 11 (5–20) | 0.94 |
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| Work hours | n = 99 | n = 153 | n = 252 | 0.36 |
| Full-time | 88 (89) | 139 (91) | 227 (90) | |
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| Primary area of practice | n = 96 | n = 150 | n = 246 | 0.30 |
| Acute care | 40 (42) | 56 (37) | 96 (39) | |
| Critical care | 14 (15) | 15 (10) | 29 (12) | |
| Rehabilitation or long-term care | 3 (3) | 17 (11) | 20 (8) | |
| Oncology | 11 (11) | 23 (15) | 34 (14) | |
| Management | 3 (3) | 7 (5) | 10 (4) | |
| Outpatient/ambulatory | 14 (15) | 15 (10) | 29 (12) | |
| ≥ 3 areas | 5 (5) | 9 (6) | 14 (6) | |
| Other | 6 (6) | 8 (5) | 14 (6) | |
IQR = interquartile range.
a
Burnout was assessed through analysis of responses to the Maslach Burnout Inventory.
b
Except where indicated otherwise. Data were missing for some respondents for each variable; as such, the column heading shows the total number in each group and entries below indicate the number of respondents by variable.
c
Comparison between respondents without and with burnout.