Table 1

Characteristics of healthcare workers, stratified by high burn-out status (N=3684)

Characteristics, n (%)Total
(N=3684)
Non-high burn-out
(n=3193)
High burn-out
(n=491)
P value
Age0.037
 < 30 years1780 (48.3)1525 (85.7)255 (14.3)
 30–39 years1306 (35.5)1131 (86.6)175 (13.4)
 ≥ 40 years598 (16.2)537 (89.8)61 (10.2)
Gender0.578
 Female3128 (84.9)2707 (86.5)421 (13.5)
 Male556 (15.1)486 (87.4)70 (12.6)
Education0.017
 Associate degree or below786 (21.3)667 (84.9)119 (15.1)
 Bachelor’s degree2461 (66.8)2130 (86.6)331 (13.4)
 Master’s degree or above437 (11.9)396 (90.6)41 (9.4)
Marital status0.678
 Unmarried1261 (34.2)1097 (87.0)164 (13.0)
 Married2424 (65.8)2096 (86.5)327 (13.5)
Exercise<0.001
 No2546 (69.1)2148 (84.4)398 (15.6)
 Yes1138 (30.9)1045 (91.8)93 (8.2)
Smoking0.945
 No3327 (90.3)2884 (86.7)443 (13.3)
 Yes357 (9.7)309 (86.6)48 (13.4)
Drinking0.188
 No2272 (61.7)1956 (86.1)316 (13.9)
 Yes1412 (38.3)1237 (87.6)175 (12.4)
Sleeping time<0.001
 ≤5 hours/day712 (19.3)576 (80.9)136 (19.1)
 5–7 hours/day1478 (40.1)1265 (85.6)213 (14.4)
 ≥7 hours/day1494 (40.6)1352 (90.5)142 (9.5)
Profession0.201
 Nurse2750 (74.6)2372 (86.3)378 (13.7)
 Physician934 (25.4)821 (87.9)113 (12.1)
Shift work<0.001
 No984 (26.7)916 (93.1)68 (6.9)
 Yes2700 (73.3)2277 (84.3)423 (15.7)
Level of hospital0.002
 Primary/community hospital156 (4.2)145 (92.9)11 (7.1)
 Secondary hospital987 (26.8)829 (84.0)158 (16.0)
 Tertiary hospital2541 (69.0)2219 (87.3)322 (12.7)
Work department<0.001
 Mental Health444 (12.1)414 (93.2)30 (6.8)
 Intensive care unit236 (6.4)197 (83.5)39 (16.5)
 Emergency and outpatient308 (8.4)256 (83.1)52 (16.9)
 Paediatric165 (4.5)126 (76.4)39 (23.6)
 Gynaecology and obstetrics217 (5.9)189 (87.1)28 (12.9)
 Internal medicine969 (26.3)794 (81.9)175 (18.1)
 Surgical department743 (20.2)652 (87.8)91 (12.2)
 Operating room134 (3.6)123 (91.8)11 (8.2)
 Diagnosis and subsidiary326 (8.8)308 (94.5)18 (5.5)
 General142 (3.9)134 (94.4)8 (5.6)
Professional title0.028
 Primary2269 (61.6)1940 (85.5)329 (14.5)
 Intermediate1021 (27.7)906 (88.7)115 (11.3)
 Senior394 (10.7)347 (88.1)47 (11.9)
Work experience<0.001
 <5 years1382 (37.5)1213 (87.8)169 (12.2)
 5–10 years1054 (28.6)872 (82.7)182 (17.3)
 11–20 years766 (20.8)669 (87.3)97 (12.7)
 > 20 years482 (13.1)439 (91.1)43 (8.9)
Working time<0.001
 < 40 hours/week1012 (27.5)919 (90.8)93 (9.2)
 40–50 hours/week2140 (58.1)1844 (86.2)296 (13.8)
 > 50 hours/week532 (14.4)430 (80.8)102 (19.2)
WPV<0.001
 No1605 (43.6)1478 (92.1)127 (7.9)
 Yes2079 (56.4)1715 (82.5)364 (17.5)
Physical assault0.087
 No3098 (84.1)2698 (87.1)400 (12.9)
 Yes586 (15.9)495 (84.5)91 (15.5)
Emotional abuse<0.001
 No1895 (51.4)1738 (91.7)157 (8.3)
 Yes1789 (48.6)1455 (81.3)334 (18.7)
Threat<0.001
 No2689 (73.0)2371 (88.2)318 (11.8)
 Yes995 (27.0)822 (82.6)173 (17.4)
Verbal sexual harassment<0.001
 No3087 (83.8)2706 (87.7)381 (12.3)
 Yes597 (16.2)487 (81.6)110 (18.4)
Sexual assault0.064
 No3387 (91.9)2946 (87.0)441 (13.0)
 Yes297 (8.1)247 (83.2)50 (16.8)
  • WPV, workplace violence.