Research Article

Burnout Syndrome among Emergency Physicians and Nurses in Abha and Khamis Mushait Cities, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Work-related characteristics of the emergency department healthcare professionals.

Work-related characteristicsFrequencyPercentage

Job title
Physician9533.7
Nurse18766.3

Place of work
KhamisMushait general H3512.4
Abha Mat/Ped H (Ped ER)3010.6
Abha Mat/Ped H (Mat ER)3412.1
K. M Mat/Ped H (Ped ER)3813.5
K. M Mat/Ped H (Mat ER)3311.7
Aseer Central hospital (adults)11239.7

Duration of work in emergencydepartment (years)
1-323081.6
>35218.4
Range1-10
Mean±SD2.7±1.6

Average number of working days/ week
Five14150.0
Six14150.0

Average number of working hours/day
8282100

Duration of annual vacation in weeks
410035.5
5103.5
617261.0

On-call duties
Yes5218.4
No23081.6

Average number of night shifts/month
≤53311.7
6-918666.0
>96322.3

Range1-12
Median8