Main characteristics of the participants
| Variables | All | Men | Women | Test |
| Age | 54.5 (9.0) | 55.0 (5.0) | 53.0 (13.0) | 1813.0*** |
| n=148 | n=67 | n=81 | ||
| Years of professional activity | 29.0 (10.3) | 30.0 (4.0) | 28.0 (5.0) | 2103.0* |
| n=150 | n=67 | n=83 | ||
| Hours of work per week | 42.0 (3.0) | 42.0 (3.4) | 42.0 (2.0) | 2744.0ns |
| n=150 | n=68 | n=82 | ||
| Hours of contact with patients per day | 7.0 (1.5) | 7.0 (1.6) | 7.0 (1.6) | 2201.0ns |
| n=138 | n=61 | n=77 | ||
| Emotional exhaustion score | 16.0 (19.0) | 17.0 (22.0) | 14.5 (16.3) | 2584.5ns |
| Depersonalisation score | 4.0 (5.0) | 6.0 (6.8) | 3.0 (5.8) | 2078.0* |
| Personal accomplishment score | 41.0 (8.0) | 42.5 (8.0) | 40.0 (8.0) | 2206.0* |
*p<0.05, ***p<0.001.
Results are expressed as median (interquartile interval) or number (percentage) of the total subjects. Comparisons performed with Mann–Whitney non-parametric test for quantitative data and by χ2 for qualitative data.
ns, not significant.