Table 4 .
Association between occupational demographics and dimensions of burnout
| High emotional exhaustion | High depersonalisation | Low personal accomplishment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics (n, %) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Grade (n = 577) | |||
| CT1-2/ST1-2 (65, 11.3%) | 51 (78.5) | 48 (73.8) | 20 (30.8) |
| ST3/4 (36, 6.2%) | 22 (61.1) | 22 (61.1) | 7 (19.4) |
| ST5/6 (53, 9.2%) | 37 (69.8) | 30 (56.6) | 11 (20.8) |
| ST7/8, Post-CCT Fellow (60, 10.4%) | 26 (43.3) | 27 (45.0) | 2 (3.3) |
| Non-Consultant Career Grade Doctors (42, 7.3%) | 25 (59.5) | 22 (52.4) | 8 (19.0) |
| Consultant (321, 55.6%) | 168 (52.3) | 136 (42.4) | 36 (11.2) |
| χ2, df, p value | 32.6, 7, p < 0.001 | 32.0, 7, p < 0.001 | 29.2, 7, p < 0.001 |
| V | 0.236 | 0.237 | 0.225 |
| Specialty (n = 571) | |||
| Breast (16, 2.8%) | 6 (37.5) | 4 (25.0) | 1 (6.3) |
| ENT (16, 2.8%) | 8 (50.0) | 9 (56.3) | 1 (6.3) |
| General Surgery (263, 45.6%) | 158 (60.1) | 148 (56.3) | 46 (17.5) |
| Ophthalmology (14, 2.4%) | 10 (71.4) | 6 (42.9) | 3 (21.4) |
| Plastics (18, 3.1%) | 11 (61.1) | 8 (44.4) | 4 (22.2) |
| Transplant (29, 0.4%) | 13 (44.8) | 12 (41.4) | 2 (6.9) |
| Trauma and Orthopaedics (55, 9.5%) | 33 (60.0) | 29 (52.7) | 7 (12.7) |
| Urology (23, 4.0%) | 14(60.9) | 9 (39.1) | 4 (17.4) |
| Vascular (87, 15.1%) | 42 (48.3) | 35 (40.2) | 9 (10.3) |
| Other (55, 10.1%) | 33 (60.0) | 24 (43.6) | 7 (12.7) |
| χ2, df, p value | 12.1, 13, p = 0.344 | 20.6, 13, p = 0.064 | 10.7, 13, p = 0.403 |
| V | 0.146 | 0.186 | 0.136 |
| Years qualified as doctor (n = 589) | |||
| ≤ 9 (149, 25.3%) | 110 (73.8) | 103 (69.1) | 37 (24.8) |
| 10–19 (182, 30.9%) | 95 (52.2) | 81 (44.5) | 19 (10.4) |
| 20–29 (132, 22.4%) | 75 (56.8) | 61 (46.2) | 18 (13.6) |
| ≥ 30 (126, 21.4%) | 55 (43.7) | 42 (33.3) | 12 (9.5) |
| χ2, df, p value | 31.793, 4, p < 0.001 | 39.441, 4, p < 0.001 | 17.782, 4, p = 0.001 |
| V | 0.231 | 0.256 | 0.181 |
| On-call duties (n = 577) | |||
| Yes (530, 91.9%) | 308 (58.1) | 271 (51.1) | 81 (15.3) |
| No (47, 8.1%) | 21 (44.7) | 14 (30.0) | 3 (6.4) |
| χ2, df, p value | 3.18, 1, p = 0.107 | 7.87,1, p < 0.01 | 2.75, 1, p = 0.096 |
| V | 0.075 | 0.118 | 0.070 |
| Medical manager (n = 577) | |||
| Yes (83, 14.4%) | 48 (57.8) | 38 (45.8) | 10 (12.1) |
| No (494, 85.6%) | 281 (56.9) | 247 (50) | 74 (15.0) |
| χ2, df, p value | 0.026, 1, p = 0.990 | 0.506, 1, p = 0.368 | 0.491, 1, p = 0.351 |
| V | 0.012 | 0.026 | 0.028 |
CCT certificate of completion of training, CT core trainee, ENT ear, nose and throat, ST specialty trainee