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 characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
| Job title | | | Physician | 95 | 33.7 | Nurse | 187 | 66.3 |
| Place of work | | | KhamisMushait general H | 35 | 12.4 | Abha Mat/Ped H (Ped ER) | 30 | 10.6 | Abha Mat/Ped H (Mat ER) | 34 | 12.1 | K. M Mat/Ped H (Ped ER) | 38 | 13.5 | K. M Mat/Ped H (Mat ER) | 33 | 11.7 | Aseer Central hospital (adults) | 112 | 39.7 |
| Duration of work in emergencydepartment (years) | | | 1-3 | 230 | 81.6 | >3 | 52 | 18.4 | Range | 1-10 | Mean±SD | 2.7±1.6 |
| Average number of working days/ week | | | Five | 141 | 50.0 | Six | 141 | 50.0 |
| Average number of working hours/day | | | 8 | 282 | 100 |
| Duration of annual vacation in weeks | | | 4 | 100 | 35.5 | 5 | 10 | 3.5 | 6 | 172 | 61.0 |
| On-call duties | | | Yes | 52 | 18.4 | No | 230 | 81.6 |
| Average number of night shifts/month | | | ≤5 | 33 | 11.7 | 6-9 | 186 | 66.0 | >9 | 63 | 22.3 |
| Range | 1-12 | Median | 8 |
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