Research Article
Burnout Syndrome among Emergency Physicians and Nurses in Abha and Khamis Mushait Cities, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
Table 6
Factors associated with burnout among emergency healthcare professionals.
| | | Burnout | p-value | | No | Yes | | N=236 | M=46 | | N (%) | N (%) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | 25-30 (n=74) | 60 (81.1) | 14 (18.9) | | | 31-35 (n=153) | 129 (84.3) | 24 (15.7) | | | 36-40 (n=44) | 40 (90.9) | 4 (9.1) | | | >40 (n=11) | 7 (63.6) | 4 (36.4) | 0.149 |
| | Sex | | | | | Male (n=82) | 61 (74.4) | 21 (25.6) | | | Female (n=200) | 175 (87.5) | 25 (12.5) | 0.007 |
| | Marital status | | | | | Single (n=148) | 120 (81.1) | 28 (18.9) | | | Married (n=134) | 116 (86.6) | 18 (13.4) | 0.213 |
| | Nationality | | | | | Saudi (n=108) | 86 (79.6) | 22 (20.4) | | | Non-Saudi (n=174) | 150 (86.2) | 24 (13.8) | 0.146 |
| | Highest qualification | | | | | Diploma (n=175) | 148 (84.6) | 27 (15.4) | | | Bachelor (n=82) | 67 (81.7) | 15 (18.3) | | | Master (n=21) | 18 (85.7) | 3 (14.3) | | | MD/equivalent (n=4) | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0.892 |
| | Job title | | | | | Physician (n=95) | 77 (81.1) | 18 (18.9) | | | Nurse (n=187) | 159 (85.0) | 28 (15.0) | 0.393 |
| | Place of work | | | | | Khamis Mushait (K. M.) general H (n=35) | 25 (71.4) | 10 (28.6) | | | Abha Mat/Ped H (Ped ER) (n=30) | 26 (86.7) | 4 (13.3) | | | Abha Mat/Ped H (Mat ER) (n=34) | 27 (79.4) | 7 (20.6) | | | K. M. Maternity and Pediatric H (Ped ER) (n=38) | 32 (84.2) | 6 (15.8) | | | K. M Maternity and pediatric H (Mat ER) (n=33) | 31 (93.9) | 2 (6.1) | | | Aseer Central hospital (adults) (n=112) | 95 (84.8) | 17 (15.2) | 0.209 |
| | Duration of work in the current facility (years) | | | | | 1-3 (n=230) | 196 (85.2) | 34 (14.8) | | | >3 (n=52) | 40 (76.9) | 12 (23.1) | 0.144 |
| | Average number of working days/ week | | | | | Five (n=141) | 116 (82.3) | 25 (17.7) | | | Six (n=141) | 120 (85.1) | 21 (14.9) | 0.519 |
| | Duration of annual vacation in weeks | | | | | 4 (n=100) | 79 (79.0) | 21 (21.0) | | | 5 (n=10) | 8 (80.0) | 2 (20.0) | | | 6 (n=172) | 149 (86.6) | 23 (13.4) | 0.247 |
| | On-call duties | | | | | Yes (n=52) | 38 (73.1) | 14 (26.9) | | | No (n=230) | 198 (86.1) | 32 (13.9) | 0.022 |
| | Average number of night shifts/month | | | | | ≤5 (n=33) | 29 (87.9) | 4 (12.1) | | | 6-9 (n=186) | 155 (83.3) | 31 (16.7) | | | >9 (n=63) | 52 (82.5) | 11 (17.5) | 0.778 |
| | Smoking history | | | | | Yes (n=53) | 23 (43.4) | 30 (56.6) | | | No (n=229) | 213 (93.0) | 16 (7.0) | <0.001 |
| | Anti-depressant medications | | | | | Yes (n=3) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | | | No (n=279) | 235 (84.2) | 44 (15.9) | 0.070 |
| | Medications for anxiety | | | | | Yes (n=19) | 12 (63.2) | 7 (36.8) | | | No (n=263) | 224 (85.2) | 39 (14.8) | 0.012 |
| | Medications for sleep disorders | | | | | Yes (n=24) | 14 (58.3) | 10 (41.7) | | | No (n=258) | 222 (86.0) | 36 (14.0) | <0.001 |
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Chi-square test; Fischer exact test. |
