Table 2 Prevalence of burnout and estimated psychiatric morbidity in physicians and nurses

From: Haemato-oncology and burnout: an Italian survey

 

Physicians N (%)

Nurses N (%)

χ2 (P -value)

Emotional exhaustion a

 High (⩾24)

39 (32.2)

73 (31.9)

5.52 (0.06)

 Moderate (15–23)

39 (32.2)

50 (21.8)

 

 Low (⩽14)

43 (35.6)

106 (46.3)

 

Depersonalisation a

 High (⩾9)

36 (29.8)

53 (23.1)

1.93 (0.38)

 Moderate (4–8)

31 (25.6)

68 (29.7)

 

 Low (⩽3)

54 (44.6)

108 (47.2)

 

Personal accomplishment a

 High (⩾37)

75 (62.0)

143 (62.5)

0.84 (0.66)

 Moderate (30–36)

31 (25.6)

51 (22.3)

 

 Low (⩽29)

15 (12.4)

35 (15.3)

 

GHQ-12

 ⩾4

44 (36.4)

66 (28.8)

2.09 (0.15)

 <4

77 (63.6)

163 (71.2)

 
  1. GHQ=General Health Questionnaire
  2. aCut-off identified according to the Italian validation of the questionnaire.
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