Table 2.
Workplace Factors and Career Outlook of Survey Respondents
| Variablea | No burnout on MBI-EE or MBI-DPb | Burnout on MBI-EE or MBI-DPb | χ 2 (df) | P valuec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time worked per week (at institution + home) | ||||
| 40-60 hours | 118 (33.1) | 238 (66.9) | NAd | NAd |
| >60 hours | 6 (13.3) | 39 (86.7) | 7.34 (1) | 0.006 |
| <40 hours | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0.51 (1) | 0.477 |
| Interest in transitioning to another position in the future | ||||
| No | 68 (44.4) | 84 (55.6) | 20.37 (1) | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 58 (23.2) | 192 (76.8) | ||
| Timeframe for interest in transitioning to a new position | ||||
| NA | 68 (44.4) | 84 (55.6) | NAd | NAd |
| Next year | 14 (16.1) | 73 (83.9) | 20.14 (1) | <0.0001e |
| Next 3 years | 26 (24.1) | 82 (75.9) | 11.68 (1) | 0.0006e |
| Next 5 years | 8 (21.6) | 29 (78.4) | 6.61 (1) | 0.010e |
| Next 10 years | 10 (55.6) | 8 (44.4) | 0.76 (1) | 0.38 |
| Type of position interested in pursuing in the future | ||||
| NA | 61 (44.9) | 75 (55.1) | NAd | NAd |
| Nonsupervisory position | 14 (12.2) | 101 (87.8) | 31.76 (1) | <0.0001f |
| Supervisory position | 52 (34.9) | 97 (65.1) | 2.94 (1) | 0.086 |
| Setting of position interested in pursuing in the future | ||||
| Outside VHA | 17 (20.5) | 66 (79.5) | 4.20 (1) | 0.040 |
| Within VHA | 101 (32.9) | 206 (67.1) |
Abbreviations: MBI-DP, Maslach Burnout Inventory for depersonalization; MBI-EE, Maslach Burnout Inventory for emotional exhaustion; NA, not applicable; VHA, Veterans Health Administration.
aData shown as No. (%).
bFor the single-item measures, burnout was defined as a score of ≥4 (ie, a frequency of once a week or more).
cSignificance was defined as P ≤ 0.05 unless otherwise noted.
dRelative to the control group.
eBonferroni-corrected α ≤ 0.0125.
fBonferroni-corrected α ≤ 0.025.