Table 9 Multiple linear regression analyses predicting exhaustion score.

From: Correlates of burnout among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea

Variable

Exhaustion multiple regression

Standardized β (95% CI)

P-value

Women (compared to men)

0.70 (0.38, 1.02)

P < 0.001

Age*

0.45 (0.29, 0.60)

P < 0.001

Physical symptoms** after COVID-19 pandemic

0.51 (0.14, 0.88)

0.007

Chronic fatigue symptoms*** after COVID-19 pandemic

1.96 (1.59, 2.33)

P < 0.001

Post-traumatic stress symptoms****

0.28 (0.07, 0.48)

0.009

Depression symptoms***** before COVID-10 pandemic

− 1.14 (− 1.91, − 0.37)

0.004

Depression symptoms***** after COVID-10 pandemic

0.88 (0.44, 1.33)

P < 0.001

Presence of insomnia

0.54 (0.15, 0.93)

0.007

GARS Scale (for every 1-point increase)

0.58 (0.47, 0.69)

P < 0.001

Work at COVID-19 ward (compared to other location)

0.43 (0.11, 0.75)

0.009

Optimism score of POREST (for every 1-point increase)

− 0.23 (− 0.28, − 0.18)

P < 0.001

Self-control score of POREST (for every 1-point increase)

− 0.13 (− 0.19, − 0.07)

P < 0.001

Social resource support score of POREST (for every 1-point increase)

0.11 (0.02, 0.19)

0.018

Adjusted R square

0.576

P < 0.001

  1. CI confidence interval, GARS global assessment of recent stress scale, POREST positive resources test.
  2. *60 years and older, 50–59 years, 40–49 years, 30–39 years, 20–29 years, as the age group decreases from the older age group to the lower age group.
  3. **Physical symptoms mean a score of 10 or higher on the Patient Health Questionnaire-15.
  4. ***Chronic fatigue symptoms mean a score of 3.22 or higher on the Fatigue Severity Scale.
  5. ****Post-traumatic stress symptoms mean a score of 2 or higher on the Primary Care Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-5 scale.
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