Stress and wellbeing of junior doctors in Australia: a comparison with American doctors and population norms

BMC Medical Education

Table 3 SF 36 scores for 2014 junior doctors and comparisons with previous cohort and population norms

Dimension	2014 cohort mean score	p value vs 2009 cohort	p value vs population norms
Physical functioning	91.71 ± 17.75	0.831	0.677
Physical role functioning	84.86 ± 34.65	0.515	0.773
Bodily pain	80.82 ± 17.66	0.945	0.813
General health perceptions	64.24 ± 19.83	0.721	0.001^b
Vitality	46.58 ± 19.67	0.265	0.000^c
Social role functioning	72.70 ± 22.11	0.914	0.001^b
Emotional role functioning	85.96 ± 32.54	0.037^a	0.970
Mental health	71.58 ± 15.39	0.003^b	0.072
Physical Component Summary	53.31 ± 7.64	0.259	0.865
Mental Component Summary	44.95 ± 9.54	0.02^a	0.009^b

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