TABLE 2.
Predictors of burnout at 12 months among 605 behavioral health clinicians enrolled and not enrolled in PTSD Clinicians Exchange
| Characteristic | β | SE | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | –0.28*** | 0.02 | –0.09, –0.17 |
| Years treating mental illness | –0.17** | 0.03 | –0.04, –0.16 |
| Years treating veterans | –0.08 | 0.04 | 0.01, –0.15 |
| Number of clients | –0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03, –0.05 |
| Number of clients with posttraumatic stress disorder | 0.21*** | 0.02 | 0.14, 0.06 |
| Hours of administrative work per week | 0.12* | 0.04 | 0.17, 0.01 |
| Hours of client care per week | –0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03, –0.09 |
| Organizational support a | –0.24*** | 0.19 | –0.52, –1.26 |
| Burnout score at baseline b | 0.75*** | 0.04 | 0.86, 0.70 |
| Compassion satisfaction score at 12 months b | –0.75*** | 0.03 | –0.68, –0.80 |
| Secondary traumatic stress score at 12 months b | 0.56*** | 0.04 | 0.65, 0.49 |
| Evidence‐Based Practice Attitudes Scale score c | –0.06 | 0.57 | 0.50, −1.74 |
| Use of evidence‐based practices | –0.05 | 0.77 | 0.83, −2.19 |
| Practice setting (reference: Veterans Affairs) | |||
| Department of Defense | –0.16** | 0.78 | –0.90, –3.96 |
| Community | –0.34*** | 0.58 | –2.73, –5.01 |
| Discipline (reference: social worker) | |||
| Psychologist | 0.03 | 0.64 | 1.61, –0.89 |
| Professional mental health counselor | –0.11 | 0.76 | 0.02, −2.96 |
| Medical professional with psychiatry focus | –0.03 | 1.86 | 2.58, −4.72 |
| Other/missing | 0.01 | 2.47 | 5.53, −4.15 |
| Gender (reference: female) | |||
| Male | 0.04 | 0.62 | 1.74, –0.70 |
| Other/missing gender | –0.03 | 2.46 | 3.42, −6.22 |
| Race‐ethnicity (reference: Caucasian) | |||
| African American | –0.01 | 1.09 | 1.86, −2.42 |
| Hispanic | –0.06 | 1.40 | 1.05, −4.43 |
| Asian | 0.08 | 1.95 | 7.00, −0.64 |
| Mixed | 0.00 | 1.54 | 2.96, −3.08 |
| Other/missing | –0.07 | 1.26 | 2.31, −2.63 |
a
Organizational support refers to support for using evidence‐based practices.
b
Burnout score, compassion satisfaction score, and secondary traumatic stress score were measured with three 10‐item subscales within the Professional Quality of Life Scale–5. Possible scores range from 10 to 50, with higher scores indicating greater risk of burnout.
c
Possible scores on the Evidence‐Based Practice Attitudes Scale range from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating more favorable provider attitudes toward adopting evidence‐based practices.
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.