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. 2023 Feb 27;13:3360. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-30372-x

Table 4.

Burnout rate according to the presence of physical and mental symptoms before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Variable Total
(N = 1425)
Burnout
(N = 1102)
No Burnout
(N = 323)
P-value
Physical symptoms (PHQ-15 ≥ 10)
 Before the COVID-19 pandemic P < 0.001
  Yes 110 103 (93.6%) 7 (6.3%)
  No 1315 999 (76.0%) 316 (24.0%)
 After the COVID-19 pandemic P < 0.001
  Yes 426 407 (95.5%) 19 (4.5%)
  No 999 695 (69.6%) 304 (30.4%)
Chronic fatigue symptoms (FSS ≥ 3.22)
 Before the COVID-19 pandemic P < 0.001
  Yes 887 791 (89.2%) 96 (10.8%)
  No 538 311 (57.8%) 227 (42.2%)
 After the COVID-19 pandemic P < 0.001
  Yes 1089 964 (88.5%) 125 (11.5%)
  No 336 138 (41.1%) 198 (58.9%)
Depression symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 10)
 Before the COVID-19 pandemic 0.004
  Yes 54 51 (94.4%) 3 (5.6%)
  No 1371 1051 (76.7%) 320 (23.3%)
 After the COVID-19 pandemic P < 0.001
  Yes 278 268 (96.4%) 10 (3.6%)
  No 1147 834 (72.7%) 282 (27.3%)
Anxiety symptoms (GAD-7 ≥ 10)
 Before the COVID-19 pandemic 0.004
  Yes 28 28 (100%) 0 (0.0%)
  No 1397 1074 (76.9%) 323 (23.1%)
 After the COVID-19 pandemic P < 0.001
  Yes 43 43 (100%) 0 (0.0%)
  No 1382 1059 (76.6%) 323 (23.4%)
 Diagnosis of mental disorders before the COVID-19 pandemic 0.006
  Yes 41 39 (95.2%) 2 (4.8%)
  No 1384 1063 (76.8%) 321 (23.2%)
 Diagnosis of mental disorders after the COVID-19 pandemic 0.2793
  Yes 20 18 (90.0%) 2 (10.0%)
  No 1405 1084 (77.2%) 321 (22.8%)
 Symptoms of post-traumatic stress symptoms in the past month (PC-PTSD-5 ≥ 2) P < 0.001
  Normal 955 662 (69.3%) 293 (30.7%)
  Mild-moderate 171 158 (92.4%) 13 (7.6%)
  Severe 299 282 (94.3%) 17 (5.7%)
 Insomnia P < 0.001
  Yes 292 277 (94.9%) 15 (5.1%)
  No 1133 825 (72.8%) 308 (27.2%)