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Table 2 Demographic information and descriptive data for student CSE and MBI scores in relation to sex

From: Stress and burnout: exploring postgraduate physiotherapy students’ experiences and coping strategies

Characteristic

Females (n = 22)

Males (n = 16)

P-value

Age (years), median (range)

23.0 (20.0–38.0)

26.5 (21.0–36.0)

0.012

Qualification, n (%)

  

0.370

 Bachelor

18.0 (81.8%)

15.0 (93.8%)

 Masters

4.0 (18.2%)

1.0 (6.3%)

T1 CSE

157.0 (79.0–220.0)

171.5 (97.0–254.0)

0.256

T2 CSE

159.0 (88.0–254.0)

177.5 (128.0–258.0)

0.185

T3 CSE

155.0 (95.0–222.0)

167.0 (125.0–260.0)

0.370

T1 MBI CYN

1.0 (0.0–4.0)

1.0 (0.0–4.0)

0.193

T2 MBI CYN

1.0 (0.0–3.0)

2.0 (0.0–4.0)

0.185

T3 MBI CYN

1.0 (0.0–5.0)

1.0 (0.0–6.0)

0.955

T1 MBI EX

4.0 (0.0–5.0)

3.5 (0.0–5.0)

0.427

T2 MBI EX

4.0 (1.0–6.0)

4.5 (0.0–6.0)

0.950

T3 MBI EX

4.0 (0.0–5.0)

3.0 (0.0–6.0)

0.392

T1 MBI PE

5.0 (2.0–6.0)

5.0 (4.0–6.0)

0.581

T2 MBI PE

5.0 (3.0–6.0)

5.0 (0.0–6.0)

0.415

T3 MBI PE

4.0 (0.0–6.0)

4.0 (0.0–6.0)

0.955

  1. Significance: p-value ≤ 0.05
  2. Key: CSE Coping Self Efficacy Scale, MBI-GS (S) Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey (Students), T1 Timepoint 1 at the start of the first semester, T2 Timepoint 2 refers to semester two, when the students were finalizing coursework subjects on campus, immediately prior to engaging in their first clinical placement, T3 Timepoint 3 immediately after the completion of the first two consecutive five-week placement blocks, CYN Cynicism subscale, EX Exhaustion subscale, PE Professional Efficacy subscale