Research Article
Burnout Syndrome among Emergency Physicians and Nurses in Abha and Khamis Mushait Cities, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
Table 3
Factors associated with high emotional exhaustion among emergency healthcare professionals.
| | | High emotional exhaustion | p-value | | No | Yes | | N=32 | M=250 | | N (%) | N (%) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | 25-30 (n=74) | 16 (21.6) | 58 (78.4) | | | 31-35 (n=153) | 8 (5.2) | 145 (94.8) | | | 36-40 (n=44) | 7 (15.9) | 37 (84.1) | | | >40 (n=11) | 1 (9.1) | 10 (90.5) | 0.002 |
| | Sex | | | | | Male (n=82) | 18 (22.0) | 64 (78.0) | | | Female (n=200) | 14 (7.0) | 186 (93.0) | <0.001 |
| | Marital status | | | | | Single (n=148) | 18 (12.2) | 130 (87.8) | | | Married (n=134) | 14 (10.4) | 120 (89.6) | 0.650 |
| | Nationality | | | | | Saudi (n=108) | 21 (19.4) | 87 (80.6) | | | Non-Saudi (n=174) | 11 (6.3) | 163 (93.7) | 0.001 |
| | Highest qualification | | | | | Diploma (n=175) | 14 (8.0) | 161 (92.0) | | | Bachelor (n=82) | 7 (8.5) | 75 (91.5) | | | Master (n=21) | 10 (47.6) | 11 (52.4) | | | MD/equivalent (n=4) | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | <0.001 |
| | Job title | | | | | Physician (n=95) | 18 (18.9) | 77 (81.1) | | | Nurse (n=187) | 14 (7.5) | 173 (92.5) | 0.004 |
| | Place of work | | | | | KhamisMushait (K. M.) general H (n=35) | 3 (8.6) | 32 (91.4) | | | Abha Mat/Ped H (Ped ER) (n=30) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (100) | | | Abha Mat/Ped H (Mat ER) (n=34) | 3 (8.8) | 31 (91.2) | | | K. M.Maternity and Pediatric H (Ped ER) (n=38) | 2 (5.3) | 36 (94.7) | | | K. M Maternity and pediatric H (Mat ER) (n=33) | 1 (3.0) | 32 (97.0) | | | Aseer Central hospital (adults) (n=112) | 23 (20.5) | 89 (79.5) | 0.004 |
| | Duration of work in the current facility (years) | | | | | 1-3 (n=230) | 25 (10.9) | 205 (89.1) | | | >3 (n=52) | 7 (13.5) | 45 (86.5) | 0.595 |
| | Average number of working days/ week | | | | | Five (n=141) | 20 (14.2) | 121 (85.6) | | | Six (n=141) | 12 (8.5) | 129 (91.5) | 0.133 |
| | Duration of annual vacation in weeks | | | | | 4 (n=100) | 18 (18.0) | 82 (82.0) | | | 5 (n=10) | 2 (20.0) | 8 (80.0) | | | 6 (n=172) | 12 (70.0) | 160 (93.0) | 0.015 |
| | On-call duties | | | | | Yes (n=52) | 10 (19.2) | 42 (80.8) | | | No (n=230) | 22 (9.6) | 208 (90.4) | 0.047 |
| | Average number of night shifts/month | | | | | ≤5 (n=33) | 3 (9.1) | 30 (90.9) | | | 6-9 (n=186) | 22 (11.8) | 164 (88.2) | | | >9 (n=63) | 7 (11.1) | 56 (88.9) | 0.899 |
| | Smoking history | | | | | Yes (n=53) | 4 (7.5) | 49 (92.5) | | | No (n=229) | 28 (12.2) | 201 (87.8) | 0.240 |
| | Anti-depressant medications | | | | | Yes (n=3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100) | | | No (n=279) | 32 (11.5) | 247 (88.5) | 0.696 |
| | Medications for anxiety | | | | | Yes (n=19) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (100) | | | No (n=263) | 32 (12.2) | 231 (87.8) | 0.093 |
| | Medications for sleep disorders | | | | | Yes (n=24) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (100) | | | No (n=258) | 32 (12.4) | 226 (87.6) | 0.049 |
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Chi-square test; Fischer exact test. |
