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Table 3 Occupational burnout in participants during COVID-19 outbreak among HCWs stratified by socio-demographic variables

From: Occupational burnout in Iranian health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Variables

Emotional Exhaustion

Depersonalization

Personal Accomplishment

Occupational Burn out

Mild

N (%)

Moderate

N (%)

Severe

N (%)

p-value*

Mild

N (%)

Moderate

N (%)

Severe

N (%)

p-value*

Mild

N (%)

Moderate

N (%)

Severe

N (%)

p-value*

Yes

No

p-value*

Gender

Female

1727 (22.6%)

1802 (23.6%)

2053 (26.9%)

< 0.001

499 (6.5%)

2388 (31.3%)

2695 (35.3%)

0.011

1315 (17.2%)

1088 (14.3%)

3179 (41.7%)

< 0.001

1090 (14.3%)

4492 (58.9%)

< 0.001

Male

881 (11.6%)

609 (8.0%)

554 (7.3%)

217 (2.8%)

808 (10.6%)

1019 (13.4%)

587 (7.7%)

362 (4.7%)

1095 (14.4%)

305 (4.0%)

1739 (22.8%)

Having children

Yes

1045 (13.7%)

851 (11.2%)

798 (10.5%)

0 < 0.01

242 (3.2%)

1365 (17.9%)

1087 (14.3%)

< 0.001

872 (11.4%)

558 (7.3%)

1264 (16.6%)

< 0.001

352 (4.6%)

2342 (30.7%)

< 0.001

No

1563 (20.5%)

1560 (20.5%)

1809 (23.7%)

474 (6.2%)

1831 (24.0%)

2627 (34.4%)

1030 (13.5%)

892 (11.7%)

3010 (39.5%)

1043 (13.7%)

3889 (51.0%)

Age

20–30

1322 (17.3%)

1366 (17.9%)

1599 (21.0%)

< 0.001

425 (5.6%)

1449 (19.0%)

2413 (31.6%)

< 0.001

822 (10.8%)

804 (10.5%)

2661 (34.9%)

< 0.001

935 (12.3%)

3352 (44.0%)

< 0.001

31–40

817 (10.7%)

731 (9.6%0

738 (9.7%)

211 (2.8%)

1107 (14.5%)

968 (12.7%)

617 (8.1%)

436 (5.7%)

1233 (16.2%)

364 (4.8%)

1922 (25.2%)

41–50

356 (4.7%)

246 (3.2%)

227 (3.0%)

64 (0.8%)

501 (6.6%)

264 (3.5%)

347 (4.6%)

169 (2.2%)

313 (4.1%)

80 (1.0%)

749 (9.8%)

16 (0.2%)

208 (2.7%)

> 50

113 (1.5%)

68 (0.9%)

43 (0.6%)

16 (0.2%)

139 (1.8%)

69 (0.9%)

116 (1.5%)

41 (0.5%)

67 (0.9%)

Marital status

Single

1038 (13.6%)

978 (12.8%)

1160 (15.2%)

0.001

284 (3.7%)

1170 (15.3%)

1722 (22.6%)

< 0.001

671 (8.8%)

571 (7.5%)

1934 (25.4%)

< 0.001

682 (8.9%)

2494 (32.7%)

< 0.001

Married

1503 (19.7%)

1382 (18.1%)

1372 (18.0%)

414 (5.4%)

1944 (25.5%)

1899 (24.9%)

1174 (15.4%)

844 (11.1%)

2239 (29.4%)

670 (8.8%)

3587 (47.0%)

Divorced/widowed

67 (0.9%)

51 (0.7%)

75 (1.0%)

18 (0.2%)

82 (1.1%)

93 (1.2%)

57 (0.7%)

35 (0.5%)

101 (1.3%)

43 (0.6%)

150 (2.0%)

Work experience

0–5

1267 (16.6%)

1237 (16.2%)

1405 (18.4%)

< 0.001

403 (5.3%)

1382 (18.1%)

2124 (27.9%)

< 0.001

780 10.2%)

734 (9.6%)

2395 (31.4%)

< 0.001

813 (10.7%)

3096 (40.6%)

< 0.001

6–10

527 (6.9%)

492 (6.5%)

566 (7.4%)

148 (1.9%)

664 (8.7%)

773 (10.1%)

377 (4.9%)

286 (3.8%)

922 (12.1%)

314 (4.1%)

1271 (16.7%)

11–15

376 (4.9%)

372 (4.9%)

352 (4.6%)

87 (1.1%)

535 (7.0%)

478 (6.3%)

318 (4.2%)

277 (3.0%)

555 (7.3%)

161 (2.1%)

939 (12.3%)

16–20

210 (2.8%)

171 (2.2%)

150 (2.0%)

44 (0.6%)

303 (4.0%)

184 (2.4%)

196 (2.6%)

104 (1.4%)

231 (3.0%)

65 (0.9%)

466 (6.1%)

21–25

126 (1.7%)

94 (1.2%)

90 (1.2%)

18 (0.2%)

190 (2.5%)

102 (1.3%)

132 (1.7%)

69 (0.9%)

109 (1.4%)

25 (0.3%)

285 (3.7%)

26–30

102 (1.3%)

45 (0.6%)

44 (0.6%)

16 (0.2%)

122 (1.6%)

53 (0.7%)

99 (1.3%)

30 (0.4%)

62 (0.8%)

17 (0.2%)

174 (2.3%)

Level of education

Undergraduate

412 (5.4%)

253 (3.3%)

223 (2.9%)

< 0.001

117 (1.5%)

379 (5.0%)

392 (5.1%)

< 0.001

260 (3.4%)

171 (2.2%)

457 (6.0%)

< 0.001

99 (1.3%)

789 (10.3%)

< 0.001

Bachelor’s degree

1677 (22.0%)

1738 (22.8%)

1908 (25.0%)

494 (6.5%)

2117 (27.8%)

2712 (35.6%)

1196 (15.7%)

1014 (13.3%)

3113 (40.8%)

1058 (13.9%)

4265 (55.9%)

Master’s and Ph.D. degree

240 (3.1%)

202 (2.6%)

186 (2.4%)

58 (0.8%)

320 (4.2%)

250 (3.3%)

197 (2.6%)

105 (1.4%)

326 (4.3%)

86 (1.1%)

542 (7.1%)

General & special professional doctorate

279 (3.7%)

218 (2.9%)

290 (3.8%)

47 (0.6%)

380 (5.0%)

360 (4.7%)

249 (3.3%)

160 (2.1%)

378 (5.0%)

152 (2.0%)

635 (8.3%)

Occupation

Clinician

406 (5.3%)

312 (4.1%)

380 (5.0%)

< 0.001

95 (1.2%)

497 (6.5%)

506 (6.6%)

< 0.001

322 (4.2%)

213 (2.8%)

563 (7.4%)

< 0.001

199 (2.6%)

899 (11.8%)

< 0.001

Nurse

1323 (17.3%)

1476 (19.4%)

1610 (21.1%)

374 (4.9%)

1645 (21.6%)

2390 (31.3%)

970 (12.7%)

830 (10.9%)

2609 (34.2%)

904 (11.9%)

3505 (46.0%)

Others

879 (11.5%)

623 (8.2%)

617 (8.1%)

247 (3.3%)

1054 (13.8%)

818 (10.1%)

610 (8.0%)

407 (5.3%)

1102 (14.5%)

292 (3.8%)

1827 (23.9%)

Working in isolated wards

Yes

1026 (13.5%)

1082 (14.2%)

1312 (17.2%)

< 0.001

262 (3.4%)

1301 (17.1%)

1857 (24.4%)

< 0.001

850 (11.1%)

670 (8.8%)

1900 (24.9%)

0.504

724 (9.5%)

2696 (35.4%)

< 0.001

No

1582 (20.7%)

1329 (17.4%)

1295 (17.0%)

454 (6.0%)

1895 (24.8%)

1857 (24.4%)

1052 (13.8%)

780 (10.2%)

2374 (56.4%)

671 (8.8%)

3535 (46.4%)

Working hours with COVID-19 patients

<  4

1326 (17.4%)

995 (13.1%)

875 (11.5%)

< 0.001

374 (4.9%)

1446 (18.9%)

1376 (18.1%)

< 0.001

771 (10.2%)

576 (7.6%)

1849 (24.2%)

0.049

452 (6.0%)

2744 (35.9%)

< 0.001

4–8

881 (11.6%)

1024 (13.5%)

11.69 (15.3%)

225 (2.9%)

1264 (16.6%)

1585 (20.7%)

776 (10.2%)

612 (8.1%)

1686 (22.1%)

626 (8.2%)

2448 (11.6%)

> 8

401 (5.3%)

392 (5.1%)

563 (7.4%)

117 (1.5%)

486 (6.4%)

753 (9.9%)

355 (4.7%)

262 (3.4%)

739 (9.7%)

317 (4.2%)

1039 (13.6%)

History of physical illness

Yes

429 (5.6%)

467 (6.1%)

604 (7.9%)

< 0.001

124 (1.6%)

629 (8.2%)

744 (9.8%)

0.245

421 (5.5%)

282 (3.7%)

794 (10.4%)

0.005

295 (3.9%)

1202 (15.8%)

0.117

No

2179 (28.6%)

1947 (25.5%)

2003 (26.3%)

592 (7.8%)

2567 (33.7%)

2970 (38.9%)

1481 (19.4%)

1168 (15.3%)

3480 (45.6%)

1100 (14.4%)

5029 (65.9%)

History of psychiatric disorders

Yes

139 (1.8%)

177 (2.3%)

323 (4.2%)

< 0.001

52 (0.7%)

236 (3.1%)

351 (4.6%)

0.004

102 (1.3%)

114 (1.5%)

423 (5.5%)

< 0.001

181 (2.4%)

458 (6.0%)

< 0.001

No

2469 (32.4%)

2234 (29.3%)

2284 (30.0%)

664 (8.7%)

2960 (38.8%)

3363 (44.1%)

1800 (23.6%)

1336 (17.5%)

3851 (50.5%)

1214 (15.9%)

5773 (75.7%)

  1. *Chi square test