Table 4.
Association between demographic and professional characteristics with burnout using univariate logistic regression
| Burnout | High EE | High DP | Low PA | |||||
| Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Age group (years) | ||||||||
| 21–30 | 3.04 (1.45 to 6.38) |
0.010 | 3.02 (1.44 to 6.35) |
0.011 | 5.67 (2.74 to 11.71) |
0.001 | 1.53 (0.88 to 2.64) |
0.108 |
| 31–40 | 1.74 (0.66 to 4.60) |
0.211 | 1.69 (0.67 to 4.27) |
0.217 | 2.91 (1.15 to 7.39) |
0.031 | 1.13 (0.62 to 2.04) |
0.634 |
| >40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | 1.34 (0.60 to 2.98) |
0.402 | 1.37 (0.64 to 2.96) |
0.355 | 1.69 (0.46 to 6.21) |
0.359 | 2.43 (0.79 to 7.50) |
0.102 |
| Married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| No. of children | ||||||||
| No child | 3.36 (2.36 to 4.79) |
<0.001 | 3.46 (2.47 to 4.83) |
<0.001 | 4.83 (1.96 to 11.92) |
0.005 | 2.60 (1.17 to 5.76) |
0.026 |
| 1–3 child | 2.02 (1.26 to 3.22) |
0.011 | 2.03 (1.32 to 3.11) |
0.007 | 3.25 (0.75 to 14.15) |
0.098 | 2.16 (0.71 to 6.58) |
0.141 |
| >3 child | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Education level | ||||||||
| Degree and above | 3.02 (1.61 to 5.67) |
0.005 | 3.12 (1.65 to 5.90) |
0.005 | 2.57 (1.23 to 5.36) |
0.020 | 0.62 (o.29 to 1.28) |
0.154 |
| Diploma | 1.89 (1.22 to 2.96) |
0.012 | 1.91 (1.19 to 3.06) |
0.015 | 2.55 (1.21 to 5.39) |
0.022 | 0.69 (0.28 to 1.76) |
0.376 |
| Certificate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Household income | ||||||||
| B 40 | 1.05 (0.38 to 2.89) |
0.917 | 1.02 (0.37 to 2.81) |
0.962 | 3.68 (1.89 to 7.15) |
0.003 | 1.66 (0.90 to 3.05) |
0.089 |
| M 40 | 0.72 (0.30 to 1.70) |
0.383 | 0.69 (0.29 to 1.65) |
0.339 | 2.09 (1.17 to 3.71) |
0.020 | 1.14 (0.55 to 2.36) |
0.682 |
| T 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Level of healthcare | ||||||||
| Hospital | 1.46 (0.63 to 3.38) |
0.308 | 1.45 (0.62 to 3.37) |
0.324 | 1.86 (0.48 to 7.26) |
0.307 | 2.14 (1.33 to 3.44) |
0.008 |
| Primary care | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Year of service (years) | ||||||||
| 1–5 | 2.11 (1.49 to 2.99) |
0.002 | 2.07 (1.51 to 2.84) |
0.001 | 3.42 (2.09 to 5.57) |
0.001 | 1.28 (0.66 to 2.49) |
0.402 |
| 6–10 | 1.69 (1.04 to 2.78) |
0.039 | 1.67 (1.07 to 2.60) |
0.030 | 2.16 (1.29 to 3.62) |
0.011 | 0.97 (0.56 to 1.67) |
0.885 |
| > 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Time spend on clinical activities | ||||||||
| >50% | 0.74 (0.54 to 1.02) |
0.062 | 0.73 (0.53 to 1.01) |
0.053 | 0.97 (0.49 to 1.93) |
0.908 | 0.98 (0.69 to 1.39) |
0.887 |
| <50% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Shift work | ||||||||
| Yes | 1.42 (0.95 to 2.13) |
0.076 | 1.48 (0.99 to 2.24) |
0.060 | 1.39 (0.83 to 2.34) |
0.170 | 1.09 (0.33 to 3.54) |
0.870 |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total number of shifts per month | ||||||||
| >24 | 1.11 (0.86 to 1.43) |
0.417 | 0.98 (0.94 to 1.03) |
0.394 | 0.43 0.39 to 0.47) |
<0.001 | 0.50 (0.48 to 0.52) |
<0.001 |
| <24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total number of night shifts per month | ||||||||
| >6 | 1.55 (1.18 to 2.02) |
0.001 | 1.76 (1.68 to 1.84) |
<0.001 | 2.99 (2.71 to 3.30) |
<0.001 | 1.19 (1.15 to 1.25) |
<0.001 |
| 1–6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total number of double shifts per month | ||||||||
| >5 | 1.15 (1.07 to 1.25) |
<0.001 | 1.18 (1.09 to 1.28) |
<0.001 | 1.34 (1.17 to 1.53) |
<0.001 | 0.91 (0.85 to 0.99) |
0.019 |
| 1–5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total number of on-call/extended hours per month | ||||||||
| >6 | 1.48 (0.41 to 5.26) |
0.483 | 1.54 (0.35 to 6.73) |
0.498 | 1.17 (0.19 to 7.26) |
0.839 | 0.46 (0.12 to 1.76) |
0.206 |
| 4–6 | 1.16 (0.36 to 3.74) |
0.760 | 1.28 (0.33 to 4.96) |
0.670 | 2.27 (0.49 to 10.46) |
0.236 | 0.39 (0.14 to 1.15) |
0.078 |
| 1–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Sleeping hours | ||||||||
| <6 | 2.72 (1.78 to 4.16) |
0.001 | 2.78 (1.78 to 4.35) |
0.001 | 2.72 (1.06 to 7.00) |
0.041 | 1.47 (0.77 to 2.81) |
0.191 |
| 6–7 | 1.28 (0.78 to 2.09) |
0.270 | 1.27 (0.76 to 2.13) |
0.307 | 1.23 (0.73 to 2.08) |
0.367 | 1.32 (0.79 to 2.24) |
0.245 |
| >7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Encountered traumatic event at work | ||||||||
| Yes | 2.92 (2.24 to 3.81) |
<0.001 | 2.85 (2.17 to 3.76) |
<0.001 | 4.11 (1.24 to 13.7) |
0.028 | 1.14 (0.55 to 2.35) |
0.685 |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Received debriefing/psychological support for post-traumatic event | ||||||||
| Yes | 0.42 (0.11 to 1.62) |
0.165 | 0.25 (0.06 to 1.05) |
0.056 | 0.36 (0.08 to 1.58) |
0.143 | 0.60 (0.15 to 2.41) |
0.404 |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Travelling time to the workplace | ||||||||
| >30 min | 1.59 (0.89 to 2.86) |
0.100 | 1.59 (0.91 to 2.79) |
0.091 | 1.61 (0.54 to 4.77) |
0.329 | 2.86 (1.04 to 7.84) |
0.044 |
| 16–30 min | 1.21 (0.79 to 1.85) |
0.326 | 1.22 (0.80 to 1.86) |
0.292 | 1.56 (1.01 to 2.41) |
0.047 | 1.39 (0.85 to 2.30) |
0.155 |
| <15 min | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
The bold values are statistically significant.
DP, depersonalisation; EE, emotional exhaustion; PA, personal accomplishment.