Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the scales used in the study.

From: Prevalence and correlates of burnout among physicians in a developing country facing multi-layered crises: a cross-sectional study

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Scale items

Mean

S.D.

IFDFW

Incharge financial distress/financial well-being scale (α = 0.85)

22.85

7.64

IFDFW1

What do you feel is the level of your financial stress today?

2.98

1.48

IFDFW2

How satisfied you are with your present financial situation

2.78

1.26

IFDFW3

How do you feel about your current financial situation?

2.81

1.41

IFDFW4

How often do you worry about being able to meet normal monthly living expenses?

2.94

1.47

IFDFW5

How confident are you that you could find the money to pay for a financial emergency

3.16

1.58

IFDFW6

How often do you want to do something (eating outside, vacation, watching a movie, practicing a hobby….) and don’t go because you can’t afford to?

2.49

0.94

IFDFW7

How frequently do you find yourself just getting by financially and living paycheck to paycheck?

2.69

1.22

IFDFW8

How stressed do you feel about your personal finances in general?

3.00

1.48

FOC

Fear of COVID-19 (α = 0.769)

17.88

1.4

Fear1

I am most afraid of getting infected by COVID-19

3.82

0.40

Fear2

It makes me uncomfortable to think about Corona

2.03

0.33

Fear3

I am afraid of losing my life because of Corona

2.31

0.69

Fear4

When I watch news and stories about Corona on social media, I become nervous or anxious

3.69

0.49

Fear5

I cannot sleep because I’m worried about getting Corona

2.04

0.27

Fear6

My heart races or palpitates when I think about getting Corona

2.05

0.25

Fear7

My hands become clammy when I think about Corona

1.97

0.17

TPS

Threat perception scale (α = 0.703)

35.53

2.88

Threat1

My job puts me at great risk

4.02

0.63

Threat2

I feel more stress at work

4.00

0.47

Threat3

I have little control over whether I get infected or not

3.61

0.76

Threat4

I have little chance of survival if I were to get SARS

2.13

0.46

Threat5

I think of resigning because of SARS

2.17

0.45

Threat6

I am afraid I will pass SARS to others

3.93

0.40

Threat7

My family and friends are worried they get infected through me

4.07

0.32

Threat8

People avoid my family because of my work

3.83

0.98

Threat9

I am afraid of falling ill with SARS

4.04

0.50

ALtru1

I accept the risk of caring for SARS patientR

3.74

0.55

CBI

Copenhagen Burnout Inventory scale (α = 0.879)

65.34

17.39

 

Personal burnout (α = 0.921)

64.80

17.32

PB1

How often do you feel tired?

63.57

17.87

PB2

How often you are physically exhausted?

63.94

17.84

PB3

How often you are emotionally exhausted?

65.01

17.72

PB4

How often do you think: ”I can’t take it anymore”?

65.45

15.47

PB5

How often do you feel worn out?

65.52

17.91

PB6

How often do you feel weak and susceptible to illness?

65.33

17.67

 

Work-related burnout (α = 0.832)

71.50

16.33

WB1

Is your work emotionally exhausting?

72.49

16.36

WB2

Do you feel burnt out because of your work?

70.85

14.03

8WB3

Does your work frustrate you?

71.80

16.86

WB4

Do you feel worn out at the end of the working day?

71.83

16.29

WB5

Are you exhausted in the morning at the thought of another day at work?

71.04

15.32

WB6

Do you feel that every working hour is tiring for you?

71.55

14.49

WB7

Do you have enough energy for family and friends during leisure time? R

70.98

15.76

 

Client burnout (α = 0.874)

58.70

16.14

CB1

Do you find it hard to work with clients?

56.91

23.33

CB2

Do you find it frustrating to work with clients?

57.22

24.00

CB3

Does it drain your energy to work with clients?

55.65

19.18

CB4

Do you feel that you give more than you get back when you work with clients?

56.09

22.42

CB5

Are you tired of working with clients?

71.23

20.58

CB6

Do you sometimes wonder how long you will be able to continue working with clients?

55.09

19.30

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation, R reversed coding.