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. 2023 Feb 6;69(4):1033–1042. doi: 10.1177/00207640231152209

Table 2.

Coping behaviors of healthcare workers with or without burnout.

Total (N = 263) With burnout (n = 73) Without burnout (n = 190) p-Value*
% % %
Adaptive coping behaviors
(OR 1.01, 95% CI [0.83, 1.23], p-value: .925)
 Try to look on the bright side of things 97.3 100 96.3 .096
 Do something enjoyable 96.6 97.3 96.3 .696
 Talk to others 89.3 93.2 87.8 .211
 Pray 89.3 86.3 90.5 .327
 Jog or do other exercise 84.0 78.1 86.2 .106
 Seek spiritual help 63.4 69.9 60.9 .174
 Practice meditation or yoga 39.1 32.9 41.5 .201
Maladaptive Coping Behaviors
(OR 1.66, 95% CI [1.30, 2.12], p-value: <.001)
 Avoid being with others 85.1 87.7 84.1 .470
 Take yourself to bed 85.1 91.8 82.4 .058
 Eat more than usual 83.5 94.5 79.3 .003
 Drink more alcohol than usual 44.7 57.5 39.7 .009
 Take non-prescribed medication 24.1 45.2 15.9 <.001
 Smoke more cigarettes than usual 6.5 5.6 6.9 .699

Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio

*

p-Values were obtained by crude logistic regression.

Odds ratio expresses increase in odds of burnout for each additional coping behavior.

Bold indicates the significance of p<.005.