Participant characteristics outcome measures and risk factors of BOS comparing physicians versus nurses
| Variable | Total, n=251 | ICU physicians, n=53 | ICU nurses, n=194† |
| Mean (SD) or percentage | Mean (SD) or percentage | Mean (SD) or percentage | |
| Sex (%) | |||
| Female | 73.7 | 49.1 | 80.9 |
| Male | 26.3 | 50.9 | 19.1 |
| Age (years) (SD) | 42.5 (11.4) | 39.7 (10.9) | 43.3 (11.6) |
| Years in current job (SD) | 12.7 (10.3) | 6.9 (7.9) | 14.3 (10.4) |
| Working hours/week (SD) | 31.3 (7.3) | 39.9 (6.9) | 29.1 (5.3) |
| Preschool or young child at home (%) | |||
| Yes | 82.9 | 81.1 | 83.0 |
| No | 17.1 | 18.9 | 17.0 |
| Partner (%) | |||
| Yes | 82.3 | 74.0 | 84.8 |
| No | 17.7 | 26.0 | 15.2 |
| BOS | |||
| Emotional exhaustion | 1.23 (0.82) | 1.19 (0.78) | 1.25 (0.83) |
| Depersonalisation | 0.85 (0.71) | 1.11** (0.78)‡ | 0.79** (0.68)‡ |
| Personal accomplishment | 4.35 (0.79) | 4.60** (0.62)‡ | 4.27** (0.82)‡ |
| Moral distress | 30.70 (20.20) | 27.69 (16.40) | 31.85 (21.10) |
| Personality | |||
| Agreeableness | 4.07 (0.49) | 4.05 (0.49) | 4.08 (0.49) |
| Conscientiousness | 4.10 (0.46) | 4.12 (0.35) | 4.09 (0.49) |
| Extraversion | 3.75 (0.55) | 3.68 (0.67) | 3.77 (0.52) |
| Neuroticism | 2.45 (0.61) | 2.28 (0.56) | 2.51 (0.62) |
| Openness | 3.25 (0.62) | 3.31 (0.65) | 3.24 (0.61) |
| Work–home balance | |||
| Negative work-to-home spillover | 0.61 (0.47) | 0.65 (0.46) | 0.60 (0.47) |
| Negative home-to-work spillover | 0.23 (0.33) | 0.13* (0.24)‡ | 0.25* (0.34)‡ |
| Culture of care | |||
| Organisational values | 3.22 (0.74) | 3.54 (0.67) | 3.19 (0.73) |
| Support from supervisor | 3.64 (0.61) | 3.78 (0.66) | 3.63 (0.59) |
| Relationships with colleagues | 3.87 (0.62) | 3.93 (0.63) | 3.89 (0.60) |
| Absence of job constraints | 3.71 (0.66) | 3.75 (0.59) | 3.73 (0.67) |
| Teamwork climate | 3.64 (0.56) | 3.76 (0.24) | 3.63 (0.34) |
Significant results are shown in bold.
*P<0.05, **P<0.01.
†Data for profession was missing of four respondents.
‡Non-parametric Mann-Whitney U tests.
BOS, burnout syndrome; ICU, intensive care unit.