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Table 2 Factors explaining burnout at third year of medical school. N = 98.

From: Burnout and psychiatric morbidity among medical students entering clinical training: a three year prospective questionnaire and interview-based study

 

Crude

Model 1

Model 2

 

OR

95% CI

p

Adj OR

95% CI

p

Adj OR

95% CI

p

Gender (woman = 1)

1.27

0.56–2.89

.568

1.14

0.45–2.93

.779

0.98

0.37–2.64

.976

Negative Affectivity

1.63

0.81–3.31

.174

      

Impulsivity

2.29

1.13–4.63

.021

2.21

1.03–4.77

.042

2.88

1.23–6.74

.015

Performance-based self-esteem

1.04

0.66–1.63

.870

      

Depressive symptom load 1st yr

1.12

1.03–1.22

.011

1.01

0.88–1.15

.904

   

Disengagement 1st yr

3.04

1.17–7.89

.022

1.74

0.46–6.64

.415

   

Exhaustion 1st yr

3.57

1.50–8.50

.004

1.71

0.50–5.87

.398

   

Worries about future endurance/competence 1st yr

1.76

1.02–3.06

.044

1.12

0.57–2.19

.738

   

Workload 1st yr

1.47

0.75–2.86

.260

      

Financial concerns 1st yr

1.88

1.16–3.05

.011

1.84

1.02–3.31

.042

1.25

0.62–2.52

.535

Worries about future endurance/competence 3rd yr

2.64

1.42–4.89

.002

   

1.85

0.88–3.93

.107

Workload 3rd yr

5.69

2.24–14.44

.000

   

3.95

1.37–11.35

.011

Financial concerns 3rd yr

2.28

1.33–3.89

.003

   

1.62

0.76–3.44

.210

  1. Logistic regressions. Model 1 includes all significant explanatory variables from 1st year, method enter. Cox and Snell R2 0.18, Nagelkerke R2 0.23.
  2. Model 2 includes the significant predictive variables from model 1 (controlling for gender) and third year study conditions, method enter. Cox and Snell R2 0.28, Nagelkerke R2 0.37.