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Table 6 Association of self-reported patient care practices with personal, work-related and client-related burnout among the postgraduate doctors (N=245)

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

Self-reported patient care statements

Personal burnout

Work-related burnout

Client-related burnout

Present

Absent

Present

Absent

Present

Absent

‘I discharged patients to make the ward more manageable’ (N = 204)a

43 (52.4%)

55 (45.1%)

29 (50.0%)

69 (47.3%)

12 (60.0%)

86 (46.7%)

OR = 1.3 (0.8–2.3) P = 0.302

OR = 1.1 (0.6–2.0) P = 0.724

OR = 1.7 (0.7–4.4) P = 0.260

‘I did not fully discuss treatment options or answer a patient’s/ patient’s parent’s questions’

34 (33.3%)

38 (26.6%)

25 (33.3%)

47 (27.6%)

11 (50.0%)

61 (27.4%)

OR = 1.4 (0.8–2.4) P = 0.252

OR = 1.3 (0.7–2.3) P = 0.368

OR = 2.7 (1.1–6.4) P = 0.026

‘I ordered more laboratory or radiology tests because I was so busy’ (N = 204)a

16 (19.5%)

23 (18.9%)

12 (20.7%)

27 (18.5%)

8 (40.0%)

31 (16.8%)

OR = 1.0 (0.5–2.1) P = 0.906

OR = 1.1 (0.5–2.5) P = 0.719

OR = 3.3 (1.2–8.7) P = 0.028

‘I did not treat a patient’s pain in a timely manner’

21 (20.6%)

20 (14.0%)

15 (20.0%)

26 (15.3%)

10 (45.5%)

31 (13.9%)

OR = 1.6 (0.8–3.1) P = 0.172

OR = 1.4 (0.7–2.8) P = 0.363

OR = 5.2 (2.0–13.0) P = < 0.001

‘I did not communicate important information during handoff to my colleague’

22 (21.6%)

23 (16.1%)

16 (21.3%)

29 (17.1%)

9 (40.9%)

36 (16.1%)

OR = 1.4 (0.7–2.7) P = 0.274

OR = 1.3 (0.7–2.6) P = 0.426

OR = 3.6 (1.4–9.0) P = 0.01

‘I did not discuss a patient’s treatment plan with the patient’s appropriate nursing or ancillary staff’

38 (37.3%)

40 (28.0%)

27 (36.0%)

51 (30.0%)

11 (50.0%)

67 (30.0%)

OR = 1.5 (0.9–2.6) P = 0.124

OR = 1.3 (0.7–2.3) P = 0.353

OR = 2.3 (1.0–5.6) P = 0.055

  1. aAnaesthesia trainees and Emergency Medicine trainees undergoing Anaesthesia appointment were excluded since they are not involved in these practices
  2. ORs and p values shown in bold print indicate patient care practices that were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with burnout