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Table 3 Multivariate analysis1 of possible predictors of recovery from symptoms of burnout during follow-up

From: Course of mental symptoms in patients with stress-related exhaustion: does sex or age make a difference?

Predictors

 

6 months

12 months

18 months

 

n 2

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

Age

       

-young (18-39)

67

1

 

1

 

1

 

-old (40-66)

103

1.00

0.63-1.57

1.14

0.76-1.71

1.02

0.69-1.49

Sex

       

-men

57

1

 

1

 

1

 

-women

113

0.93

0.58-1.49

1.03

0.68-1.56

1.11

0.74-1.67

Education3

       

-higher

121

1

 

1

 

1

 

-lower

49

1.37

0.86-2.20

1.27

0.84-1.92

0.99

0.65-1.50

Symptom duration

       

- < 1 year

69

1

 

1

 

1

 

- > 1 year

101

0.63

0.40-0.99

0.62

0.42-0.92

0.81

0.55-1.18

Clinical depression

       

-No

33

1

 

1

 

1

 

-Yes

137

0.63

0.38-1.04

0.77

0.49-1.21

0.84

0.54-1.32

  1. 1 Cox multivariate regression analysis of possible predictors for scoring < 4.0 (mean total score) on the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Questionnaire at six, 12 and 18 months of follow-up of patients treated for stress-related Exhaustion Disorder and who scored above that cut-off at baseline. All the variables in the table were included in the model
  2. 2 Number of complete answers
  3. 3 Higher education is one year of college education or more
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BMC Psychiatry

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