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. 2021 Nov 10;11(2):2436. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2021.2436

Table 2.

Subscales of burnout and dimensions of professional quality of life among studied physicians (n=167).

Variables No. %
Emotional exhaustion grades
    Low 15 9
    Average 27 16.2
    High 125 74.9
Emotional exhaustion score, mean (SD) 34.41(11.61)
    IQR (median) 17(36)
Depersonalization grades
    Low 44 26.3
    Average 33 19.8
    High 90 53.9
Depersonalization score, mean (SD) 13.06 (7.87)
    IQR (median) 12(13)
Reduced personal accomplishment grades
    Low 38 22.8
    Average 42 25.1
    High 87 52.1
Personal accomplishment score, mean (SD) 30.82(8.98)
    IQR (median) 13(31)
Total burnout grades
    Low 6 3.6
    Average 29 17.5
    High 131 78.9
Total burnout score, mean (SD) 78.29 (17.90)
IQR (median) 23(79)
Compassion satisfaction grades
    Low potential 11 6.6
    Moderate potential 127 76
    High potential 29 17.4
Compassion satisfaction score, mean (SD) 34.33(7.32)
Compassion fatigue grades
    Low potential 27 16.2
    Moderate potential 137 82
    High potential 3 1.8
Compassion fatigue score, mean (SD) 29.78(6.81)
Correlation matrix of the professional quality of life subscale
Subscales of burnout Spearman’s rho Total burnout Compassion satisfaction Compassion fatigue
r p value r p value r p value
Emotional exhaustion 0.869 0.000* -0.268 0.000* 0.503 0.000*
Depersonalization 0.646 0.000* -0.373 0.000* 0.365 0.000*
Personal accomplishment 0.211 0.000* 0.589 0.000* -0.121 0.189
Total burnout -0.095 0.223 0.454 0.000*
Compassion satisfaction -0.163# 0.035*

IQR, interquartile range; #Pearson correlation; *p<0.05.