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. 2022 Apr 28;30(5):1125–1135. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13624

TABLE 1.

Descriptive analysis of socio‐demographic, work and COVID‐19‐related and risk of burnout variables of the sample (n = 4 552)

Variables Total n = 4552 Overall risk of burnout a χ 2 (p value)
Age, year, n (%)

  • 18–30

 1224 (26.9) 71.0% 2.9 (.29)

  • 31–40

 1356 (29.8) 69.7%

  • 41–50

 1042 (22.9) 67.8%

  • >50

 930 (20.4) 67.1%
Gender, n (%)

  • Female

 3823 (84.0) 68.3% 9.7 (.007)

  • Male

 729 (16.0) 73.6%
Nurses with child(ren), n (%)

  • Yes

 2730 (60.3) 68.9% 3.8 (.05)

  • No

 1822 (49.7) 71.0%
Seniority in the health care sector, year, n (%)

  • 0–5

 1119 (24.6) 71.1% 11.6 (.02)

  • 6–10

 720 (15.8) 70.7%

  • 11–20

 1224 (26.9) 66.3%

  • 21–30

 901 (19.8) 65.2%

  • >30

 588 (12.9) 63.6%
Types of services, n (%)

  • Medical or surgical ward in hospital

 921 (22.6) 67.6% 31.6 (<.001)

  • Nursing homes

 237 (5.8) 73.1%

  • COVID‐19 ward in hospital

 96 (2.3) 71.9%

  • Hospital emergency services

 467 (11.5) 71.5%

  • ICU

 1149 (28.2) 67.8%

  • Home care

 566 (13.9) 66.6%

  • Medico‐technical unit

 112 (2.7) 65.1%

  • Ambulatory services

 135 (3.4) 64.3%

  • Operating room

 81 (2.0) 61.7%

  • Hospital psychiatric ward

 148 (3.6) 58.8%

  • Others

 162 (4.0) 65.7%
Working above full‐time schedule over the past weeks, n (%)

  • Yes

 740 (16.4) 71.0% 3.8 (.04)

  • No

 3812 (83.6) 67.2%
Having adequate and sufficient PPE for COVID‐19, n (%)

  • Yes

 1484 (39.6) 60.1% 47.6 (<.001)

  • No

 3068 (60.4) 74.5%
Proportion of COVID‐19 patients in the ward over the last week, n (%)

  • More than 75% of patients

 958 (25.9) 71.0% 35.4 (<.001)

  • 50–75% of patients

 480 (12.9) 68.8%

  • 25–49% of patients

 700 (18.9) 67.4%

  • Less than 25% of patients

 1070 (28.9) 60.4%

  • None

 500 (13.4) 57.5%
Proportion of deaths related to COVID‐19 since COVID‐19 outbreak, n (%)

  • More than 50% of deaths

 135 (3.0) 70.1% 30.1 (<.001)

  • 25–49% of deaths

 313 (6.9) 71.5%

  • Less than 25% of deaths

 1529 (33.8) 68.0%

  • None

 1687 (37.3) 60.1%
Proportion of colleagues on sick leave since COVID‐19 outbreak, n (%)

  • More than 50% of colleagues

 99 (2.2) 69.5% 24.2 (<.001)

  • 25–49% of colleagues

 236 (5.2) 75.3%

  • Less than 25% of colleagues

 2187 (48.3) 65.9%

  • None

 1198 (26.5) 60.1%
The perceived workload during the COVID‐19 pandemic was, n (%)

  • Lower

 513 (14.3) 68.5% 35.6 (<.001)

  • The same

 561 (15.6) 60.2%

  • Greater

 2516 (70.1) 71.2%
Measures of burnout, n (%)

  • Emotional exhaustion (high risk)

 1581 (34.9) /

  • Depersonalization (high risk)

 1062 (23.5)

  • Reduced personal accomplishment (high risk)

 1704 (37.7)

  • Overall risk of burnout

 3205 (70.1)

Note: Descriptive statistics were performed after the exclusion of missing data.

Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; PPE, personal protective equipment; SD, standard deviation.

a

Having a high risk in at least one of the three dimensions of burnout.