Research Article

Burnout Syndrome among Emergency Department Staff: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Table 1

Population characteristics amongst the respondents overall and between the three occupational categories.

OverallPhysiciansParamedicalA/Tp
n = 379n = 69n = 268n = 42

DemographicsAge (n=373)37,4 ± 9,937,3 ± 8.936,8 ± 10,042,4 ± 10,80,003
Women (n=377)279 (74,0)39 (56,5)203 (76,3)37 (88,1)< 0,001
Live in couple (n=376)265 (70,5)53 (76,8)184 (69,2)28 (68,3)0,440
Have children (n=375)196 (52,3)34 (49,3)140 (52,8)22 (53,7)0,855

Professional characteristics job in a ED (n=378)261 (69,0)39 (56,5)189 (70,5)33 (80,5)0,020
Time working in the ED: > 5 years (n=379)195 (51,5)36 (52,2)135 (50,4)24 (57,1)0,710
Work rythm (Night or Day/Night) (n=376)225 (59,8)66 (95,7)144 (54,1)15 (36,6)< 0,001
Wish to change ED (n=346)59 (17,1)10 (15,9)43 (17,6)6 (15,8)0,929

work-related health≥1 sick leave during the last year (n=371)162 (43,7)13 (19,1)130 (49,1)19 (50,0)< 0,001
Sleep disorders (n=375)153 (41.9)31 (46.3)111 (42.9)11 (28.2)0.163

LifestyleRegular sport activity (n=372)212 (57,0)39 (58,2)152 (57,4)21 (52,5)0,825
Smoker (n=376)144 (38,3)17 (25,0)108 (40,6)19 (45,2)0,038
> 4 cups of coffee per day (n=375)70 (18,7)20 (29,4)43 (16,2)7 (17,1)0,042
Daily consumption of alcohol (n=374)3 (0,8)2 (2,9)-1 (2,4)0,025

Quality of life (SF-12)PCS48,2 ± 6,049,7 ± 4,947,8 ± 6,248,2 ± 7,40.070
MCS39,6 ± 9,936,6 ± 10,440,0 ± 9,941,8 ± 8,10.012

Tense at work (Karasek)High level of psychological Demand234 (61,7)55 (79,7)157 (58,6)22 (52,4)0,002
Low level of decisional Latitude210 (55,4)14 (20,3)163 (60,8)33 (78,6)< 0,001
Low level of social Support at Work255 (67,3)44 (63,8)179 (66,8)32 (76,2)0,381
Job strain (n=379)114 (30.1)12 (17.2)86 (32.1)16 (38.1)0.029

MBIBurnout (n=379)132 (34.6)35 (50.7)86 (32.1)11 (23.8)0.004
High level of EE (score ≥ 30)60 (15.8)15 (21.7)43 (16.0)2 (4.8)0.057
High level of DP (score ≥ 12)112 (29.6)32 (46.4)72 (26.9)8 (19.0)0.001
Low level of PA (Score ≥ 40)157 (41.4)38 (55.1)98 (36.6)21 (50.0)0.010

Data are mean±standard deviation or frequency (percentage).