Table 2

Descriptive statistics of burnout and defensive medical practice stratified by demographic variables

Burnout* (%)Avoidance† (%)Hedging‡ (%)Any DMP§ (%)
Age (years)
 <35 (n=948)440 (46%)37 (4%)93 (10%)115 (12%)
 35–49 (n=1209)395 (33%)68 (6%)114 (9%)151 (12%)
 ≥50 (n=916)281 (31%)91 (10%)82 (9%)134 (15%)
Gender
 Female (n=2069)763 (37%)105 (5%)179 (9%)239 (12%)
 Male (n=963)332 (34%)87 (9%)102 (11%)152 (16%)
Ethnicity
 White (n=1767)723 (41%)114 (6%)159 (9%)227 (13%)
 Asian (n=832)229 (28%)49 (6%)79 (9%)105 (13%)
 Black (n=201)57 (28%)10 (5%)17 (8%)21 (10%)
 Mixed (n=172)59 (34%)14 (8%)23 (13%)31 (18%)
 Other (n=82)39 (48%)3 (4%)7 (9%)8 (10%)
Children
 No (n=1023)473 (46%)48 (5%)96 (9%)126 (12%)
 Yes (n=2050)643 (31%)148 (7%)193 (9%)274 (13%)
R elationship
 No (n=601)266 (44%)32 (5%)51 (8%)74 (12%)
 Yes (n=2464)844 (34%)161 (7%)237 (10%)323 (13%)
Country of q ualification
 UK/Ireland (n=1996)841 (42%)125 (6%)193 (10%)265 (13%)
 Other (n=1075)273 (25%)71 (7%)96 (9%)135 (13%)
Work status
 Full time (n=2551)952 (37%)161 (6%)248 (10%)341 (13%)
 Less than full time (n=519)163 (31%)35 (7%)41 (8%)59 (11%)
Subspecialty (consultants)
 None (n=1278)404 (32%)116 (9 %)151 (12%)213 (17%)
 Maternal/fetal (n=56)20 (36%)3 (5%)7 (12.5%)8 (14%)
 Sexual/reproductive health (n=34)10 (29%)0 (0%)1 (3%)1 (3%)
 Gynaecological oncology (n=33)8 (24%)0 (0%)1 (3%)1 (3%)
 Reproductive medicine (n=33)9 (27%)2 (6%)02 (6%)
 Urogynaecology (n=28)9 (32%)4 (14%)4 (14 %)6 (21%)
  • *Positive for burnout if emotional exhaustion score ≥27 (range 0–54) and/or depersonalisation score ≥10 (range 0–30) in accordance with the Maslach Burnout Inventory.

  • †Defined as avoidance score of ≥13 (range 0–36).

  • ‡Defined as hedging score of ≥5 (range 0–12).

  • §Defined as presence of avoidance and/or hedging (as defined).

  • DMP, Defensive Medical Practice.