Table 3.
Gender-Related Burnout Specifics for the Prepandemic and Pandemic Surveys: Response Rate, Gender in Professions and Burnout Prevalence by Gender
| Prepandemic Survey (572) | Pandemic Survey (710) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Female | 408 (71.3)a | 529 (74.5)a | |
| Male | 127 (22.2)a | 146 (20.5)a | |
| Female gender by profession | |||
| Nurses | 323 (76) | 372 (82) | |
| Advanced practice providers | 41 (77) | 84 (73) | |
| Physicians | 9 (21) | 16 (27) | |
| Other critical care clinicians | 35 (69) | 55 (66) | |
| Burnout prevalence | |||
| Female | 245 (60) | 375 (71) | < 0.001 |
| Male | 69 (54) | 88 (60) | 0.32 |
aNumbers do not add up as in 2017, 37 clinicians (6.5%), and in 2020, 35 clinicians (4.9%) chose not to answer a gender question.
Other critical care clinicians are respiratory therapists, pharmacists, social workers, and spiritual health workers.