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. 2022 Dec 23;65(3):e141–e146. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002773

TABLE 2.

Burnout of the Health Care Workers

Variables Burnout Score
Mean (SE) t P
Age
 Age group 1 (<= 34) 52.78 (10.63) 5.66 <0.001
 Age group 2 (> = 35) 48.88 (11.14)
Sex
 Males 47.90 (11.53) −3.54 <0.001
 Females 51.36 (10.89)
Marital status
 Married 49.39 (11.06) −4.27 <0.001
 Unmarried (single, divorced, etc.) 52.35 (10.85)
Self-rated health
 Not good 53.01 (10.23) 12.08 <0.001
 Good 43.65 (10.65)
Taking care of other family members
 No 51.06 (10.98) 0.78 0.437
 Yes 50.50 (11.17)
Region
 Seoul and Gyeonggi province 53.98 (9.98) 5.51 <0.001
 Other 49.82 (11.20)
Type of employment
 Temporary workers 45.36 (10.41) −6.45 <0.001
 Permanent workers 51.73 (10.90)
Self-quarantine experience
 No 49.23 (10.99) −7.97 <0.001
 Yes 55.38 (9.91)
Work-related burden
 No 37.36 (8.37) −16.46 <0.001
 Yes 52.32 (10.28)
Fear of infection
 No 48.63 (11.62) −2.69 0.007
 Yes 51.24 (10.91)
Discrimination experience
 No 49.23 (10.99) −7.97 <0.001
 Yes 55.38 (9.91)
Worked at COVID-19 screening clinic
 No 48.86 (12.37) −2.07 0.040
 Yes 51.16 (10.80)
Experience of visiting COVID-19 patients
 No 47.29 (11.28) −7.47 <0.001
 Yes 52.66 (10.48)
Experience of visiting high-risk groups
 No 48.67 (11.38) −7.85 <0.001
 Yes 54.11 (9.67)
Work experience of COVID-19 epidemiological investigation
 No 46.97 (11.07) −8.77 <0.001
 Yes 53.10 (10.40)
Work experience of disease prevention and environmental management
 No 49.93 (11.12) −4.24 <0.001
 Yes 53.21 (10.51)
Worked for COVID-19 vaccination
 No 50.08 (11.08) −3.04 0.002
 Yes 52.31 (10.86)
COVID-19–related job training and education
 No 54.07 (9.94) 9.23 <0.001
 Yes 47.87 (11.20)
Adequate protective equipment
 No 55.42 (10.31) 4.55 <0.001
 Yes 50.30 (11.02)
Emotional support
 No 53.12 (10.40) 13.01 <0.001
 Yes 43.08 (9.59)
Financial compensation
 No 53.12 (10.40) 9.70 <0.001
 Yes 46.22 (10.90)