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Table 4 Factors related to personal burnout

From: The prevalence of burnout among interns in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and its relation to engaging in unethical behaviors

 

Personal burnout (n = 270)

P value*

High n (%)

Low n (%)

Age

 22–23

41 (20.5)

8 (11.4)

0.090

 24

73 (36.5)

30 (42.9)

0.346

 ≥ 25

86 (43)

32 (45.7)

0.694

Nationality

 Saudi

173 (86.5)

63 (90)

0.447

 Non-Saudi

27 (13.5)

7 (10)

 

Gender

 Male

71 (35.5)

37 (52.9)

0.011

 Female

129 (64.5)

33 (47.1)

 

Marital status

 Married

25 (12.5)

9 (12.9)

0.938

 Single

175 (87.5)

61 (87.1)

 

Is your medical school

 Governmental university

124 (62)

44 (62.9)

0.899

 Local private university

72 (36)

21 (30)

0.363

 Abroad

4 (2)

5 (7.1)

0.053

How did you pay your tuition fee? (n = 99)

 Scholarship

50 (65.8)

19 (73.1)

0.493

 Guardian

26 (34.2)

7 (26.9)

 

Work-related burnout

 High

157 (78.5)

15 (21.4)

<0.001

 Low

43 (21.5)

55 (78.6)

 

Patient-related burnout

 High

81 (40.5)

7 (10)

<0.001

 Low

119 (59.5)

63 (90)

 
  1. *P value = 0.05 is considered significant