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Table 4 Factors that were significantly associated with work-related burnout

From: Burnout among postgraduate doctors in Colombo: prevalence, associated factors and association with self-reported patient care

Factor

Unadjusted

Adjusted

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Personal factors

 Female sex

2.3

1.3–4.0

0.004

3.6

1.8–7.3

< 0.001

 High frequency of unhealthy habits

2.0

1.1–3.7

0.019

2.8

1.4–5.8

0.005

 High frequency of healthy habits

0.5

0.3–0.8

0.006

   

 Experience of a stressful life event during past 1 year

1.8

1.0–3.1

0.037

   

Occupation-related factors

 High work load

2.2

1.3–3.8

0.005

   

 High home-work demands

4.3

2.2–8.1

< 0.001

5.5

2.6–11.8

< 0.001

 High emotional demands

4.1

2.3–7.5

< 0.001

4.0

2.0–8.0

< 0.001

Training related factors

 Satisfied with accessibility to educational resources

0.57

0.33–0.99

0.046

   

 Satisfied with overall training

0.4

0.2–0.8

0.004

   

 Frequent use of deep approaches when studying

0.4

0.2–0.8

0.008

0.4

0.2–0.9

0.028