Burnout among emergency and surgery residents: An exploration of contributing factors and implications

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Table 1

- Demographic characteristics of the participants (N=367).

Variables	n (%)
Age (years)
22-25	98 (26.7)
26-28	103 (28.1)
29-30	68 (18.5)
>30	98 (26.7)
Gender
Male	265 (72.2)
Female	102 (27.8)
Marital status
Single	199 (54.2)
Married	168 (45.8)
Do you have children?
Yes	147 (40.1)
No	220 (59.9)
Specialty
Emergency resident	178 (48.5)
Surgical resident	189 (51.5)
Length of experience
<6 months	126 (34.3)
6 months - one year	53 (14.4)
>1 year	188 (51.3)
Are you enrolled in an emergency medicine postgraduate program?
Yes	53 (29.8)
No	125 (70.2)
Are you enrolled in a surgical postgraduate program?
Yes	49 (25.9)
No	140 (74.1)

Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%).

Table 2

- Health characteristics of the participants (N=367).

Variables	n (%)
General health perception
Excellent	98 (26.7)
Very good	86 (23.4)
Good	158 (43.1)
Fair	23 (6.3)
Poor	2 (0.5)
Frequency of depressed feelings
Never	53 (14.4)
Rarely	96 (26.2)
Occasionally	128 (34.9)
Frequently	59 (16.1)
Always	31 (8.4)
Exercise frequency
Never	32 (8.7)
Rarely	49 (13.4)
Occasionally	168 (45.8)
Frequently	53 (14.4)
Always	65 (17.7)
Consuming fast food
Never	26 (7.1)
Rarely	46 (12.5)
Occasionally	135 (36.8)
Frequently	127 (34.6)
Always	33 (9.0)
Describe your sleeping pattern
Excellent	67 (18.3)
Very good	98 (26.7)
Good	138 (37.6)
Fair	35 (9.5)
Poor	29 (7.9)

Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%).

Table 3

- The prevalence of burnout and burnout subscales among the participants (N=367).

Variables	n (%)
Emotional exhaustion
Low	76 (20.7)
Moderate	90 (24.5)
High	201 (54.8)
Depersonalization
Low	167 (45.5)
Moderate	98 (26.7)
High	102 (27.8)
Lack of personal accomplishment
Low	83 (22.6)
Moderate	86 (23.4)
High	198 (54.0)
Burnout prevalence (high levels of either EE or DP)
Burnout	230 (62.7)
Non-burnout	137 (37.3)

Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%).

EE: emotional exhaustion, DP: depersonalization

Table 4

- The relationship between burnout and demographic factors.

Variables	Burnout	Non-Burnout	P-values	RS-14
Variables	Burnout	Non-Burnout	P-values	Mean	P-values
Age (years)
22-25	61 (62.2)	37 (37.8)	0.638	64.2	0.4
26-28	64 (62.1)	39 (37.9)		62.1
29-30	43 (63.2)	25 (36.8)		65.1
>30	62 (63.3)	36 (36.7)		61.1
Gender
Male	158 (59.6)	107 (40.4)	<0.001^{^*}	72.1	<0.001^{^*}
Female	72 (70.6)	30 (29.4)	<0.001^{^*}	54.1	<0.001^{^*}
Marital status
Single	132 (65.8)	67 (34.2)	0.030^{^*}	59.9	<0.001^{^*}
Married	98 (58.3)	70 (41.7)	0.030^{^*}	76.1	<0.001^{^*}
Do you have children?
Yes	105 (71.4)	42 (28.6)	<0.001^{^*}	78.2	<0.001^{^*}
No	125 (56.8)	95 (43.2)	<0.001^{^*}	47.9	<0.001^{^*}
Specialty
Emergency resident	126 (70.8)	52 (29.2)	<0.001^{^*}	50.9	<0.001^{^*}
Surgical resident	104 (55.0)	85 (45.0)	<0.001^{^*}	75.3	<0.001^{^*}
Length of experience
<6 months	109 (86.5)	17 (13.5)	0.003^{^*}	65.2	<0.001^{^*}
6 months - one year	41 (77.4)	12 (22.6)		58.7
>1 year	80 (42.6)	108 (57.4)		65.3
Are you enrolled in an emergency medicine postgraduate program?
Yes	32 (60.4)	21 (39.6)	<0.001^{^*}	70.3	<0.001^{^*}
No	94 (75.2)	31 (24.8)	<0.001^{^*}	55.9	<0.001^{^*}
Are you enrolled in a surgical postgraduate program?
Yes	19 (38.8)	30 (61.2)	<0.001^{^*}	75.3	<0.001^{^*}
No	85 (60.7)	55 (39.3)	<0.001^{^*}	50.9	<0.001^{^*}