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%) | 0 | 2 (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.