Table 4 Respondents’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 403) and statistical associations between the CBI subscales
From: Burnout and coping among healthcare providers working in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Factor | Burnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Personal Mean ± SD Total score (100) | Work-related Mean ± SD Total score (100) | Client related Mean ± SD Total score (100) | |
Previous experience of an infectious epidemic/pandemic | ||||
Yes | 117 (29.0%) | 57.8 ± 29.5 | 57.5 ± 24.7 | 52.4 ± 28.4 |
No | 286 (71.0%) | 59.3 ± 25.1 | 56.7 ± 21.8 | 51.2 ± 25.1 |
T-test |  | − 0.507 | 0.313 | 0.398 |
P-value | Â | 0.977 | 0.686 | 0.740 |
Previous experience of infection control | ||||
Yes | 185 (45.9%) | 58.7 ± 27.6 | 58.6 ± 23.4 | 53.4 ± 26.8 |
No | 218 (54.1%) | 59.0 ± 25.5 | 55.6 ± 21.9 | 49.9 ± 25.4 |
T test |  | − 0.115 | 1.305 | 1.353 |
P value | Â | 0.960 | 0.163 | 0.159 |
Infected with COVID-19 | ||||
Yes | 58 (14.4%) | 61.9 ± 26.8 | 60.7 ± 22.1 | 55.5 ± 25.8 |
No | 345 (85.6%) | 58.4 ± 26.4 | 56.3 ± 22.7 | 50.9 ± 26.1 |
T test | Â | 0.969 | 1.346 | 1.238 |
P value | Â | 0.305 | 0.216 | 0.210 |
Tested for COVID-19 | ||||
Yes | 263 (65.3%) | 59.6 ± 26.4 | 57.9 ± 22.9 | 52.3 ± 25.5 |
No | 140 (34.7%) | 57.6 ± 26.5 | 55.1 ± 21.9 | 50.2 ± 27.2 |
T test | Â | 0.698 | 1.185 | 0.765 |
P value | Â | 0.563 | 0.386 | 0.523 |
Quarantined as a result of COVID-19 | ||||
Yes | 191 (47.4%) | 61.9 ± 25.9 | 58.3 ± 22.6 | 51.9 ± 25.6 |
No | 212 (52.6%) | 56.2 ± 26.7 | 55.7 ± 22.6 | 51.2 ± 26.6 |
T test | Â | 2.192 | 1.134 | 0.277 |
P value | Â | 0.024** | 0.301 | 0.956 |
Close person (e.g. family member, friend or co-worker) infected with COVID-19 | ||||
Yes | 231 (57.3%) | 63.4 ± 25.1 | 60.9 ± 21.7 | 54.9 ± 24.1 |
No | 172 (42.7%) | 52.8 ± 27.1 | 51.6 ± 22.8 | 46.9 ± 27.9 |
T test | Â | 4.033 | 4.203 | 3.117 |
P value |  | < 0.001 ** | < 0.001 ** | 0.008 ** |
Assigned to work in a different specialty due to COVID-19 | ||||
Yes | 167 (41.4%) | 65.6 ± 25.3 | 61.2 ± 22.9 | 56.3 ± 25.7 |
No | 236 (58.6%) | 54.1 ± 26.3 | 53.9 ± 21.9 | 48.2 ± 25.9 |
T test | Â | 4.380 | 3.242 | 3.124 |
P value |  | < 0.001** | 0.001** | 0.003** |
Assigned to treat patients with COVID-19 | ||||
Yes | 227 (56.3%) | 63.9 ± 25.5 | 62.4 ± 22.8 | 56.7 ± 25.9 |
No | 176 (43.7%) | 52.3 ± 24.9 | 49.9 ± 20.4 | 44.8 ± 24.7 |
T test | Â | 4.469 | 5.712 | 4.659 |
P value |  | < 0.001** | < 0.001** | < 0.001** |
Received incentives from work during COVID-19a | ||||
Yes | 76 (18.9%) | 61.2 ± 28.4 | 60.3 ± 24.4 | 57.5 ± 24.5 |
No | 327 (81.1%) | 58.3 ± 26.0 | 56.2 ± 22.1 | 50.2 ± 26.3 |
T test | Â | 0.842 | 1.428 | 2.206 |
P value | Â | 0.313 | 0.120 | 0.009** |
Working hours affected by COVID-19a | ||||
Yes | 277 (68.7%) | 61.7 ± 25.9 | 59.8 ± 22.4 | 53.7 ± 26.7 |
No | 126 (31.3%) | 52.7 ± 26.7 | 50.8 ± 21.9 | 46.8 ± 24.1 |
T test | Â | 3.210 | 3.766 | 2.482 |
P value |  | 0.003** | < 0.001** | 0.02** |
Average daily working hours during COVID-19b | ||||
8 h | 96 (23.8%) | 49.7 ± 25.0 | 47.5 ± 20.1 | 45.8 ± 24.6 |
> 8 h | 75 (18.6%) | 56.7 ± 23.9 | 56.1 ± 20.6 | 50.0 ± 23.7 |
> 10 h | 51 (12.7%) | 56.4 ± 27.4 | 50.2 ± 21.4 | 43.9 ± 26.8 |
> 12 h | 181 (44.9%) | 65.4 ± 26.4 | 64.2 ± 22.7 | 57.4 ± 26.4 |
F test | Â | 8.313 | 14.637 | 6.339 |
P value |  | < 0.001** | < 0.001** | 0.001** |
Sleeping hours affected by COVID-19a | ||||
Yes | 236 (58.6%) | 65.2 ± 27.1 | 62.4 ± 22.9 | 56.5 ± 26.8 |
No | 167 (41.4%) | 50.0 ± 22.8 | 49.2 ± 19.8 | 44.5 ± 23.3 |
T test | Â | 5.902 | 6.015 | 4.669 |
P value |  | < 0.001** | < 0.001** | < 0.001** |
Exposed to verbal or physical violence while working with COVID-19a patients | ||||
Yes | 136 (33.7%) | 67.5 ± 27.9 | 65.9 ± 24.4 | 62.7 ± 26.5 |
No | 267 (66.3%) | 54.5 ± 24.6 | 52.4 ± 20.3 | 45.9 ± 23.9 |
T test | Â | 4.789 | 5.870 | 6.423 |
P value |  | < 0.001** | < 0.001** | < 0.001** |