Table 4 Odds ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals according to sociodemographic characteristics, GHQ-12 and sources of stress related to job and patients

From: Haemato-oncology and burnout: an Italian survey

 

High EE

High DP

Low PA

Dependent variable

OR a (95%CI)

OR a (95%CI)

OR a (95%CI)

Sociodemographic charateristics

 Age

1.03 (0.99–1.06)

0.98 (0.94–1.01)

0.93* (0.89–0.98)

 Sex

0.93 (0.47–1.84)

0.43* (0.24–0.80)

1.58 (0.69–3.63)

 Profession

1.15 (0.59–2.26)

0.89 (0.48–1.65)

0.89 (0.38–2.09)

Sources of stress related to job

 Physical tiredness

2.01* (1.12–3.61)

1.64 (0.94–2.88)

1.00 (0.48–2.07)

 Personal dissatisfaction

1.47 (0.82–2.64)

1.49 (0.86–2.57)

2.13* (1.04–4.36)

 Losing patients

1.29 (0.72–2.29)

0.75 (0.43–1.33)

0.46* (0.22–0.97)

 Low salary

1.35 (0.76–2.41)

1.19 (0.69–2.05)

1.30 (0.64–2.63)

 Lack of free time

1.53 (0.85–2.76)

1.41 (0.81–2.47)

0.43* (0.20–0.93)

Sources of stress related to patients

 Work with terminally ill patients

1.67 (0.95–2.95)

1.28 (0.75–2.20)

1.74 (0.85–3.55)

 Work with demanding patients

1.83 (0.87–3.85)

1.54 (0.76–3.11)

2.44* (1.07–5.60)

Psichiatric morbidity

 GHQ-12

1.47* (1.32–1.63)

1.17* (1.07–1.28)

1.16* (1.04–1.30)

C-indexb

0.830

0.719

0.798

  1. CI=confidence interval; DP=depersonalisation; EE=emotional exhaustion; GHQ=General Health Questionnaire; OR=odds ratio; PA=personal accomplishment.
  2. *P-value <0.05.
  3. aEstimated from multiple logistic model including terms for place of work, patient contact time and marital status.
  4. bC-index provide the predictive power of a logistic regression model.