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. 2021 Oct 21;9:e12333. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12333

Table 1. Single-factor analysis of job burnout (N = 520).

Variable N (%) Burnout score t/F P Effect size (95% CI)
Age (year)
40–45 277 (53.3) 57.51 ± 18.76 4.211 0.006 0.156 (0.091∼0.275)
46–50 156 (30) 55.10 ± 18.93
51–55 79 (15.2) 49.56 ± 16.89
≥56 8 (1.5) 48.63 ± 13.58
Gender
Male 9 (1.7) 69.78 ± 18.33 5.464a 0.020 0.786 (0.583∼0.924)
Female 511 (98.3) 55.19 ± 18.56
Job title
Nurse 34 (6.5) 68.26 ± 18.14 7.948 0.000 0.248 (0.113∼0.438)
Senior nurse 100 (19.2) 59.67 ± 19.69
Supervisor nurse 218 (41.9) 54.48 ± 17.50
Cochief superintendent nurse 154 (29.6) 51.11 ± 18.01
Chief superintendent nurse 14 (2.7) 56.71 ± 18.55
Department
Internal medicine 142 (26) 55.48 ± 19.49 2.368 0.013 0.204 (0.073∼0.482)
Surgery department 83 (17.7) 59.05 ± 19.14
Gynecology and obstetrics 48 (9.6) 51.54 ± 19.23
Pediatrics 46 (8.8) 61.41 ± 17.67
Emergency department/intensive care unit 33 (6.2) 61.15 ± 16.85
Radiological/imaging center 8 (1.9) 47.88 ± 21.21
Outpatient service 35 (5.2) 54.63 ± 17.49
Operating room/sterile supply room 56 (11) 53.07 ± 17.14
Nursing department 40 (7.5) 49.53 ± 16.27
Others 29 (2.5) 51.24 ± 17.89
Working years (years)
16–20 131 (25.2) 63.20 ± 17.65 10.069 0.000 0.280 (0.139∼0.497)
21–25 168 (32.3) 53.67 ± 18.41
26–30 147 (28.3) 54.50 ± 19.44
31–35 56 (10.8) 47.84 ± 15.17
≥36 18 (3.5) 46.94 ± 11.63
Income (CNY)
3000–5999 191 (36.7) 59.32 ± 18.83 6.141b 0.000 0.189 (0.089∼0.384)
6000–8999 244 (46.9) 54.51 ± 18.56
9000–11999 67 (12.9) 49.09 ± 16.75
≥12000 18 (3.5) 50.56 ± 16.34
Number of children
0 18 (3.5) 69.11 ± 16.31 12.399b 0.000 0.268 (0.097∼0.528)
1 412 (79.2) 53.04 ± 17.69
2 86 (16.5) 63.40 ± 19.81
>2 4 (0.8) 70.75 ± 23.66
Hospital grade
Primary hospital 22 (4.2) 57.73 ± 21.04 3.112b 0.045 0.110 (0.028∼0.385)
Secondary hospital 255 (49) 57.31 ± 18.87
Tertiary hospital 243 (46.7) 53.28 ± 18.00

Notes.

a

t value.

b

n equal variance not assumed.