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Table 6 Factors related to patient-related burnout

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

 

Patient-related burnout (n = 270)

P value*

High n (%)

Low n (%)

Age

 22–23

20 (22.7)

29 (15.9)

0.175

 24

28 (31.8)

75 (41.2)

0.137

 ≥ 25

40 (45.5)

78 (42.9)

0.687

Nationality

 Saudi

77 (87.5)

159 (87.4)

0.975

 Non-Saudi

11 (12.5)

23 (12.6)

 

Gender

 Male

37 (42)

71 (39)

0.633

 Female

51 (58)

111 (61)

 

Marital status

 Married

11 (12.5)

23 (12.6)

0.975

 Single

77 (87.5)

159 (87.4)

 

Is your medical school

 Governmental university

57 (64.8)

111 (61)

0.548

 Local private university

30 (34.1)

63 (34.6)

0.932

 Abroad

1 (1.1)

8 (4.4)

0.279

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

 Scholarship

19 (61.3)

50 (70.4)

0.365

 Guardian

12 (38.7)

21 (29.6)

 
  1. *P value = 0.05 is considered significant