Demographics and Personality Factors Associated with Burnout among Nurses in a Singapore Tertiary Hospital
Table 4
Association between demographic factors and personality factors with burnout using multivariable logistic regression. Effects are presented as odds-ratio and associated 95% confidence intervals.
High emotional exhaustion
High depersonalization
Low personal accomplishment
Multivariable OR, 95% CI
value
Multivariable OR, 95% CI
value
Multivariable OR, 95% CI
value
Gender
Female
1
Male
1.85 (1.21–2.81)
0.004
Age (years)
Overall
0.002
<0.0005
0.023
≤29
1
1
1
30–39
0.76 (0.57–1.01)
0.058
0.70 (0.53–0.94)
0.017
1.37 (1.03–1.82)
0.028
40–49
0.51 (0.35–0.74)
<0.0005
0.39 (0.27–0.57)
<0.0005
0.95 (0.68–1.320)
0.752
50–59
0.80 (0.52–1.25)
0.336
0.45 (0.29–0.70)
<0.0005
1.06 (0.70–1.61)
0.774
≥60
0.26 (0.09–0.78)
0.016
0.13 (0.04–0.43)
0.001
0.39 (0.16–0.91)
0.030
Race
Overall
<0.0005
0.006
Chinese
1
1
Malay
0.97 (0.71–1.31)
0.829
1.20 (0.89–1.63)
0.237
Indian
0.62 (0.43–0.90)
0.011
1.11 (0.78–1.56)
0.571
Filipino
0.50 (0.35–0.72)
<0.0005
0.62 (0.45–0.86)
0.004
Others
0.51 (0.33–0.79)
0.002
1.11 (0.74–1.66)
0.617
Highest qualifications
Overall
Vocational training
Diploma
Advanced diploma
Bachelor/postgraduate
Job grade
Overall
0.001
0.005
<0.0005
Enrolled nurse
1
1
1
Staff nurse
1.66 (1.26–2.18)
<0.0005
1.55 (1.17–2.06)
0.002
0.67 (0.51–0.88)
0.004
Nursing officer
1.11 (0.66–1.89)
0.687
1.07 (0.63–1.82)
0.807
0.37 (0.23–0.60)
<0.0005
Shift patterns
Overall
0.039
Fixed hours
1
2 shifts
0.68 (0.39–1.19)
0.173
3 shifts
1.18 (0.83–1.67)
0.360
Permanent night
0.70 (0.39–1.27)
0.246
Years working in current hospital
Overall
<10
10–19
20–29
≥30
Dependents
No
1
1
Yes
1.37 (1.05–1.79)
0.022
1.80 (1.37–2.37)
<0.0005
Neuroticism
VL, L, A
1
1
1
H, VH
3.24 (2.54–4.13)
<0.0005
2.79 (2.20–3.55)
<0.0005
1.79 (1.39–2.32)
<0.0005
Extraversion
A, H, VH
1
1
L, VL
1.64 (1.23–2.19)
0.001
2.80 (1.98–3.95)
<0.0005
Openness
A, H, VH
1
L, VL
1.66 (1.25–2.21)
<0.0005
Agreeableness
A, H, VH
1
1
L, VL
1.46 (1.12–1.89)
0.004
1.80 (1.39–2.34)
<0.0005
Conscientiousness
A, H, VH
1
L, VL
1.76 (1.28–2.41)
0.001
Blank cells indicate that the association was not significant: .
