Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population and burnout rate according to the characteristics.
| Variable | Total (N = 1425) |
Burnout (N = 1102) |
No Burnout (N = 323) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | P < 0.001 | |||
| Men | 502 | 309 (61.6%) | 193 (38.4%) | |
| Women | 923 | 793 (85.9%) | 130 (14.1%) | |
| Age group | P < 0.001 | |||
| 20–29 years | 581 | 480 (82.6%) | 101 (17.4%) | |
| 30–39 years | 565 | 440 (77.9%) | 125 (22.1%) | |
| 40–49 years | 173 | 123 (71.1%) | 50 (28.9%) | |
| 50–59 years | 90 | 51 (56.7%) | 39 (43.3%) | |
| > 60 years | 16 | 8 (50.0%) | 8 (50.0%) | |
| Current region of work | P < 0.001 | |||
| Seoul metropolitan area | 704 | 545 (77.4%) | 159 (22.6%) | |
| Gangwon | 47 | 38 (80.9%) | 9 (19.1%) | |
| Chungcheong | 110 | 82 (74.5%) | 28 (25.5%) | |
| Jeolla | 71 | 31 (43.7%) | 40 (56.3%) | |
| Gyeongsang | 485 | 400 (82.5%) | 85 (17.5%) | |
| Jeju | 8 | 6 (75%) | 2 (25%) | |
| Type of facility | P < 0.001 | |||
| National/public medical center | 320 | 254 (79.4%) | 66 (20.6%) | |
| University hospital (Tertiary hospital) | 741 | 614 (82.9%) | 127 (17.1%) | |
| Public emergency medical service | 326 | 203 (62.3%) | 123 (37.7%) | |
| Others | 38 | 31 (81.6%) | 7 (18.4%) | |
| Length of current employment | 0.018 | |||
| < 1 year | 175 | 121 (69.1%) | 54 (30.9%) | |
| 1–5 years | 686 | 544 (79.3%) | 142 (20.7%) | |
| 6–10 years | 279 | 223 (79.9%) | 56 (20.1%) | |
| > 10 years | 285 | 214 (75.1%) | 71 (24.9%) | |
| Occupation/profession | P < 0.001 | |||
| Physician | 167 | 128 (76.6%) | 39 (23.4%) | |
| Nurse | 712 | 633 (88.9%) | 79 (11.1%) | |
| Paramedic | 297 | 184 (62.0%) | 113 (38.0%) | |
| Nurse aid, transport staff, cleaning staff, and radiologic technologist | 135 | 77 (57.0%) | 58 (43.0%) | |
| Hospital administrative staff and others | 114 | 80 (70.2%) | 34 (29.8%) |