Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, extracurricular activities, social support and burnout syndrome prevalence of interns according to gender, FSMSCSP, São Paulo, 2015
Male Gender N = 68 | Female Gender N = 53 | Total N = 121 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (standard deviation) | 25.2 (2.5) | 25.3 (1.9) | 25.3 (2.3) | 0.392 |
Year in medical internship (%) | 0.442 | |||
1st | 33 (48.5) | 22 (41.5) | 55 (45.5) | |
2nd | 35 (51.5) | 31 (58.5) | 66 (54.5) | |
Monthly household income (%) | 0.174 | |||
15 minimum wages or lower | 26 (39.4) | 27 (51.9) | 53 (43.8) | |
Higher than 15 minimum wages | 40 (60.6) | 25 (48.1) | 65 (53.7) | |
Parents with university education (%) | ||||
Father | 53 (77.9) | 45 (84.9) | 98 (80.9) | 0.333 |
Mother | 49 (74.2) | 43 (81.1) | 92 (77.3) | 0.372 |
Research grant (%) | 0.376 | |||
Yes | 21 (31.8) | 21 (39.6) | 42 (35.3) | |
No | 45 (68.2) | 32 (60.4) | 77 (64.7) | |
Scholarship (%) | 0.038 | |||
Yes | 24 (35.8) | 29 (54.7) | 53 (44.2) | |
No | 43 (64.2) | 24 (45.3) | 67 (55.8) | |
Extracurricular activities (%) | ||||
Academic programs | 62 (96.8) | 52 (98.1) | 114 (94.3) | 0.105 |
Political involvement | 21 (36.2) | 20 (43.4) | 41 (33.9) | 0.472 |
Community services | 58 (90.6) | 45 (86.5) | 103 (85.1) | 0.952 |
Athletic activities | 32 (54.2) | 26 (53) | 58 (47.9) | 0.825 |
Self reported social support (%) | ||||
Family | 49 (72.1) | 47 (88.7) | 96 (79.3) | 0.025 |
Medical students in the same rotation | 63 (92.7) | 51 (96.2) | 114 (94.2) | 0.403 |
Medical students in other rotations | 47 (69.1) | 45 (84.9) | 92 (76.0) | 0.044 |
Friends from outside medical school | 44 (64.7) | 39 (73.6) | 83 (68.6) | 0.296 |
Partner | 47 (69.1) | 42 (80.8) | 89 (74.2) | 0.148 |
Overall Burnout Syndrome (%) | 35 (51.5) | 32 (60.4) | 67 (55.4) | 0.328 |
High emotional exhaustion | 18 (27.7) | 20 (40) | 38 (33) | 0.164 |
High depersonalization | 31 (45.6) | 21 (39.6) | 52 (43) | 0.511 |
Low personal accomplishment | 28 (41.2) | 18 (34) | 46 (38) | 0.417 |