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Table 5 Factors related to work-related burnout

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

 

Work-related burnout (n = 270)

P value*

High n (%)

Low n (%)

Age

 22–23

31 (18)

18 (18.4)

0.944

 24

63 (36.6)

40 (40.8)

0.496

 ≥ 25

78 (45.3)

40 (40.8)

0.470

Nationality

 Saudi

148 (86)

88 (89.8)

0.372

 Non-Saudi

24 (14)

10 (10.2)

 

Gender

 Male

62 (36)

46 (46.9)

0.079

 Female

110 (64)

52 (53.1)

 

Marital status

 Married

25 (14.5)

9 (9.2)

0.203

 Single

147 (85.5)

89 (90.8)

 

Is your medical school

 Governmental university

104 (60.5)

64 (65.3)

0.430

 Local private university

62 (36)

31 (31.6)

0.463

 Abroad

6 (3.5)

3 (3.1)

0.851

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

 Scholarship

43 (63.2)

26 (76.5)

0.178

 Guardian

25 (36.8)

8 (23.5)

 

Patient-related burnout

 High

78 (45.3)

10 (10.2)

<0.001

 Low

94 (54.7)

88 (89.8)

 
  1. *P value = 0.05 is considered significant