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. 2022 Oct 10;12(10):e064687. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064687

Table 5.

Association between sociodemographic and professional factors with burnout among nurses using multivariate logistic regression

Burnout High EE High DP Low PA
Adjusted OR (95% CI) P value Adjusted OR (95% CI) P value Adjusted OR (95% CI) P value Adjusted OR (95% CI) P value
Age group (years)
 21–30 0.94
(0.18 to 4.95)
0.930 1.04
(0.26 to 4.22)
0.942 0.07
(0.00 to 11.03)
0.240 2.10
(0.69 to 6.39)
0.154
 31–40 0.78
(0.18 to 3.39)
0.699 0.73
(0.21 to 2.59)
0.570 4.13
(0.40 to 42.19)
0.178 2.23
(1.46 to 3.39)
0.003
 > 40 1 1 1 1
Marital status
 Single 0.56
(0.24 to 1.32)
0.148
 Married 1
No. of children
 No child 2.13
(0.98 to 4.65)
0.055 2.19
(0.88 to 5.45)
0.081 0.45
(0.01 to 14.69)
0.585 1.55
(0.39 to 6.19)
0.470
 1–3 child 1.57
(0.56 to 4.42)
0.328 1.42
(0.56 to 3.65)
0.395 7.53
(0.55 to 104.08)
0.105 0.91
(0.58 to 1.44)
0.645
 > 3 child 1 1 1 1
Education level
 Degree and above 0.36
(0.04 to 2.97)
0.281 0.37
(0.04 to 3.69)
0.328 0.29
(0.05 to 1714.76)
0.727 0.35
(0.02 to 5.24)
0.378
 Diploma 0.46
(0.09 to 2.54)
0.311 0.43
(0.07 to 2.48)
0.280 0.82
(0.00 to 280.84)
0.933 0.24
(0.03 to 2.02)
0.152
 Certificate 1 1 1
Household income
 B 40 5.39
(0.04 to 840.39)
0.431 2.76
(0.87 to 8.76)
0.075
 M 40 3.22
(0.00 to 3041.25)
0.679 2.68
(1.19 to 6.08)
0.025
 T 20 1 1
Level of healthcare
 Hospital
 Primary care
Year of service (years)
 1–5 0.69
(0.18 to 2.61)
0.514 0.49
(0.10 to 2.45)
0.324 80.67
(0.70 to 9256.64)
0.063
 6–10 0.92
(0.26 to 3.22)
0.881 0.76
(0.21 to 2.76)
0.617 4.52
(0.491 to 41.68)
0.141
 > 10 1 1 1
Time spent on clinical activities
 >50% 0.91
(0.63 to 1.32)
0.568 0.85
(0.62 to 1.17)
0.265
 <50% 1 1
Shift work
 Yes 1.56
(0.45 to 1.92)
0.023 1.16
(0.59 to 1.25)
0.360 1.85
(0.00 to 3817.23)
0.843
 No 1 1 1
Total number of shifts per month
 >24 2.61
(2.27 to 3.01)
<0.001 2.28
(2.12 to 2.45)
<0.001
 <24 1 1
Total number of night shifts per month
 >6 1.54
(1.01 to 2.36)
0.045 1.55
(1.44 to 1.67)
<0.001 2.52
(2.18 to 2.90)
<0.001 1.04
(0.97 to 1.12)
0.240
 1–6 1
Total number of double shifts per month
 >5 0.86
(0.54 to 1.37)
0.522 0.94
(0.87 to 1.02)
0.154 1.04
(0.89 to 1.21)
0.660 1.86
(0.79 to 1.93)
<0.001
 1–5 1 1 1 1
Total number of on-call/extended hours per month
 >7 2.47
(0.08 to 73.03)
0.522 0.65
(0.41 to 1.03)
0.062
 4–6 4.69
(0.14 to 163.22)
0.314 0.64
(0.23 to 1.81)
0.334
 1–3 1 1
Sleeping hours
 <6 2.89
(1.40 to 5.97)
0.011 2.94
(1.36 to 6.38)
0.014 1.81
(0.77 to 4.24)
0.140 1.59
(0.69 to 2.62)
0.064
 6–7 1.62
(0.75 to 3.48)
0.176 1.43
(0.72 to 2.87)
0.252 1.24
0.55 to 2.75)
0.543 1.28
(0.93 to 1.76)
0.110
 >7 1 1 1 1
Encountered traumatic event at work
 Yes 4.19
(2.31 to 7.63)
0.001 4.42
(2.28 to 8.57)
0.002 2.99
(0.98 to 9.07)
0.053
 No 1 1 1
Received debriefing/psychological support for post-traumatic event
 Yes 0.47
(0.28 to 0.79)
0.013 0.49
(0.28 to 0.88)
0.025 0.21
(0.01 to 3817.23)
0.201
 No 1 1 1
Travelling time to the workplace
 >30 min 3.55
(0.69 to 18.09)
0.106 3.95
(0.88 to 17.78)
0.067 0.13
(0.01 to 2.06)
0.115 2.24
(1.18 to 4.23)
0.021
 16–30 min 1.38
(0.45 to 4.23)
0.509 1.44
(0.58 to 3.62)
0.368 0.94
(0.14 to 6.24)
0.938 1.05
(0.29 to 3.76)
0.928
 <15 min 1 1 1

The bold values are statistically significant.

DP, depersonalisation; EE, emotional exhaustion; PA, personal accomplishment.