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Table 5 Association between variables of the participants and client-related burnout scores

From: Prevalence of burnout syndrome among unmatched trainees and residents in surgical and nonsurgical specialties: a cross-sectional study from different training centers in Palestine

Variable

n

%

Mean

SD

p-value

Current training/residency status

 Unmatched trainee

113

45.2

42.8

16.4

0.119

 Resident in surgical specialty

71

28.4

43.2

14.4

 Resident in nonsurgical specialty

66

26.4

47.9

18.4

Gender

 Male

135

54.0

45.3

17.0

0.347

 Female

115

46.0

43.0

15.9

Marital status

 Single

147

58.8

41.4

15.8

0.002

 Married

103

41.2

48.3

16.7

Have children

 No

181

72.4

42.8

16.6

0.022

 Yes

69

27.6

48.2

15.6

Living with parents

 No

100

40.0

47.5

17.4

0.015

 Yes

150

60.0

42.1

15.6

Have another paid employment

 No

213

85.2

44.6

16.8

0.377

 Yes

37

14.8

42.6

14.6

Able to support yourself financially

 No

71

28.4

44.9

18.1

0.502

 Yes

179

71.6

44.0

15.8

Financially supporting

 Self

143

57.2

41.4

15.3

0.005

 Wife/children/parents

107

42.8

48.1

17.3

Own a car

 No

163

65.2

43.2

15.3

0.237

 Yes

87

34.8

46.3

18.5

Own a laptop

 No

53

21.2

45.4

15.3

0.814

 Yes

197

78.8

44.0

16.8

Own a smartphone

 No

9

3.6

50.9

13.6

0.201

 Yes

241

96.4

44.0

16.6

Sleep duration per 24 h

 < 6

143

57.2

46.6

16.0

0.014

 ≥ 6

107

42.8

41.2

16.7

Smoking

 No

168

67.2

42.4

17.0

0.016

 Yes

82

32.8

48.1

14.8

Consumption of tea/coffee

 Not frequent (up to 1 cup per day)

79

31.6

39.5

14.7

0.001

 Frequent (≥ 2 cup per day)

171

68.4

46.5

16.8

Thought of changing your profession

 No

55

22.0

35.1

15.8

 < 0.001

 Yes

195

78.0

46.9

15.8

Thought of changing your specialty

 No

83

33.2

39.3

17.3

0.001

 Yes

167

66.8

46.7

15.6

Satisfied with your training/job

 No

74

29.6

51.1

16.8

 < 0.001

 Yes

176

70.4

41.4

15.5

Number of working hours per week

 < 60

107

42.8

40.8

16.6

0.009

 ≥ 60

143

57.2

46.9

16.0

Single longest duty hours

 < 24

50

20.0

43.0

16.2

0.564

 ≥ 24

200

80.0

44.6

16.6