Table 3 Link between numeric variables and burnout symptoms in Gabonese medical settings (bivariate analysis)
analyzed factors | Burnout symptoms | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (N = 36) | No (N = 68) | ||||
Median | IQR | Median | IQR | ||
Age (year) | 30 | 29–34 | 38.5 | 32–41 | < 0.0001 |
Number of elderly dependents living with the practitioner at home | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0–1 | 0.203 |
Number of dependent children living with practitioner at home | 1.5 | 1–2 | 2 | 1–3 | 0.044 |
Estimated number of patients supported per day | 15 | 10–20 | 10 | 10–15 | 0.188 |
Easy access to the hospital (scale 0 to 7) | 3 | 1–5 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.012 |
Attendance of extra-professional associations (scale from 0 to 7) | 2 | 1–4 | 2 | 1–4 | 0.281 |
Frequency of medical activity outside public hospital per week (scale 0 to 7) | 1 | 1–2 | 2 | 1–4 | < 0.0001 |
To be favorable to traditional medicine (scale 0 to 7) | 1.5 | 1–2 | 1 | 1–2 | 0.142 |