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Table 2 The results of univariate and multivariate analysis with regard to the emotional exhaustion (EE) subscale and explanatory variables

From: The role of chronic physical illness and job dissatisfaction on burnout’s risk among medical interns in Oman: a study of prevalence and determinants

Variable

High levels of EE

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

No

Yes

n (%)

n (%)

Gender

 Male

21 (72.4)

8 (27.6)

0.725 (0.301–1.750)

0.475

1.504 (0.40–5.626)

0.544

 Female (Ref)

99 (65.6)

52 (34.4)

    

Age (mean ± SD)

25.43 ± 1.08

25.60 ± 1.37

1.135 (0.870–1.481)

0.350

1.023 (0.651–1.606)

0.922

Nationality

 Omani (ref)

101 (66.0)

52 (34.0)

    

 Non-Omani

19 (70.4)

8 (29.6)

0.818 (0.335–1.994)

0.658

0.685 (0.142–3.300)

0.637

Marital status

 Single (Ref)

102 (67.5)

49 (32.5)

    

 Married

18 (62.1)

11 (37.9)

1.272 (0.558–2.899)

0.567

4.422 (1.185–16.506)

0.027*

Do you have children

 Yes

7 (87.5)

1 (12.5)

0.274 (0.033–2.277)

0.231

0.099 (0.008–1.297)

0.078

 No (Ref)

113 (65.7)

59 (34.3)

    

University of graduation

 SQU (Oman) (Ref)

54 (78.3)

15 (21.7)

    

 NUST (Oman)

58 (63.7)

33 (36.3)

2.048 (1.003–4.183)

0.049*

4.515 (1.537–13.265)

0.006*

 Abroad

8 (40.0)

12 (60.0)

5.400 (1.867–15.615)

0.002*

5.494 (1.343–22.475)

0.018*

Living place

 Family house (Ref)

77 (65.8)

40 (34.2)

    

 Apartment with friends

8 (66.7)

4 (33.3)

0.962 (0.273–3.392)

0.953

1.664 (0.284–9.740)

0.572

 Hospital hostel

24 (82.8)

5 (17.2)

0.401 (0.142–1.131)

0.084

0.212 (0.045–1.012)

0.052

 Living alone

11 (50.0)

11 (50.0)

1.925 (0.768–4.825)

0.162

3.903 (1.150–13.241)

0.029*

Physical illness

 Yes

6 (27.3)

16 (72.7)

6.909 (2.540–18.793)

0.0001*

7.285 (1.976–26.857)

0.003*

 No (Ref)

114 (72.2)

44 (27.8)

    

Exposed to workspace bullying

 Yes

48 (56.5)

37 (43.5)

2.413 (1.278–4.557)

0.007*

2.048 (0.795–5.280)

0.138

 No (Ref)

72 (75.8)

23 (24.2)

    

Overall job satisfaction

 Satisfied/ambivalent (Ref)

108 (77.1)

32 (22.9)

    

 Dissatisfied

12 (30.0)

28 (70.0)

7.875 (3.599–17.229)

0.0001*

16.488 (5.371–50.614)

0.0001*

  1. *Statistically significant, Ref, Reference category
  2. EE, emotional exhaustion; NUST, National University of Science and Technology; SQU, Sultan Qaboos University