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Table 5 Association between burnout and work experiences

From: Burnout in intensive care units - a consideration of the possible prevalence and frequency of new risk factors: a descriptive correlational multicentre study

 

ICU Professionals

High Burnout

OR

CI 95%

p

 

Total

No

Yes

   
 

n = 267 (%)

n = 184 (69%)

n = 83 (31%)

   

In the week before:

      

Night shift

      

No

51 (20)

40 (23)

11 (14)

1,000

-

0,114*

Yes

200 (80)

134 (77)

66 (86)

1,791

0,864 -3,715

 

Additional shift

      

No

159 (65)

110 (65)

49 (66)

1,000

-

0,820*

Yes

85 (35)

60 (35)

25 (34)

0,935

0,526 -1,663

 

Off duty

      

No

83 (33)

61 (35)

22 (29)

1,000

-

0,328*

Yes

169 (67)

114 (65)

55 (71)

1,338

0,746-2,399

 

In holidays

      

No

222 (93)

150 (92)

72 (96)

1,000

-

0,255*

Yes

16 (7)

13 (8)

3 (4)

0,481

0,133-1,740

 

Death of one or more patients

      

No

113 (47)

84 (50)

29 (40)

1,000

-

0,155*

Yes

126 (53)

83 (50)

43 (60)

1,501

0,857-2,628

 

Conflicts, n (%)

      

No

193 (80)

141 (83)

52 (72)

1,000

-

0,046*

Yes

48 (20)

28 (17)

20 (28)

1,937

1,005-3,733

 

Conflicts with:

      

Colleagues n (%)

      

No

222 (91)

157 (93)

65 (87)

1,000

-

0,082*

Yes

21 (9)

11 (7)

10 (13)

2,196

0,889-5,422

 

Superiors n (%)

      

No

229 (93)

162 (95)

67 (89)

1,000

-

0,124*

Yes

17 (7)

9 (5)

8 (11)

2,149

0,795-5,807

 

Other professionals n (%)

      

No

225 (91)

164 (96)

61 (81)

1,000

-

< 0,001*

Yes

21 (9)

7 (4)

14 (19)

5,377

2,072-13,955

 

Patients n (%)

      

No

242 (99)

170 (100)

72 (96)

1,000

-

0,028**

Yes

3 (1)

0 (0)

3 (4)

-

-

 

Patient’s family n (%)

      

No

229 (97)

158 (98)

71 (95)

1,000

-

0,213*

Yes

7 (3)

3 (2)

4 (5)

2,967

0,647-13,606

 

Ethical decisions:

      

Withhold treatments n (%)

      

No

178 (73)

133

45

1,000

-

0,009*

Yes

66 (27)

38

28

2,178

1,203-3,943

 

Withdraw treatments n (%)

      

No

158 (65)

120

38

1,000

-

0,005*

Yes

85 (35)

50

35

2,211

1,256 - 3,891

 

Terminal sedation n (%)

      

No

180 (74)

134

46

1,000

-

0,010*

Yes

63 (26)

36

27

2,185

1,198 - 3,985

 

Truth disclosure to patient’s n (%)

      

No

172 (70)

116

56

1,000

-

0,256*

Yes

75 (30)

56

19

0,703

0,382 -1,294

 

Truth disclosure to patient’s family

      

No

106 (43)

77

29

1,000

-

0,439*

Yes

141 (57)

96

45

1,245

0,715-2,167

 
  1. High Burnout - High level of Burnout; OR - Univariate Odds Ratio; CI - Confidence Interval; P- Percentil; *Independence chi-square test; **Fisher exact test.