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Table 1 Descriptive statistics and scores of Job demand-control-support and the Burnout Assessment Tool Across Sociodemographic and Occupational Characteristics of Physicians in Sweden

From: Associations between job demand-control-support and high burnout risk among physicians in Sweden: a cross-sectional study

 

Total

Demands

Workplace Control

Task-level Control

Peer Support

Manager

Support

BAT score

n (%)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

Sex

       

Male

893 (44)

3.39 (0.80)

3.77 (0.69)

2.53 (1.09)

4.33 (0.81)

3.85 (1.10)

1.83 (0.60)

Female

1139 (56)

3.63 (0.74)

3.62 (0.67)

2.33 (1.08)

4.25 (0.83)

3.67 (1.12)

2.01 (0.61)

Age

       

27–37

551 (27)

3.49 (0.76)

3.54 (0.71)

2.28 (1.03)

4.43 (0.75)

3.70 (1.12)

2.00 (0.65)

38–45

507 (25)

3.60 (0.71)

3.65 (0.63)

2.30 (1.07)

4.33 (0.75)

3.80 (1.05)

1.95 (0.58)

46–57

509 (25)

3.64 (0.75)

3.75 (0.67)

2.39 (1.07)

4.21 (0.86)

3.69 (1.13)

1.98 (0.63)

58–69

465 (23)

3.36 (0.86)

3.84 (0.70)

2.76 (1.13)

4.14 (0.89)

3.80 (1.17)

1.77 (0.54)

Partner

       

Yes

1844 (91)

3.53 (0.77)

3.69 (0.68)

2.44 (1.09)

4.30 (0.80)

3.76 (1.10)

1.92 (0.60)

No

188 (9)

3.53 (0.80)

3.66 (0.73)

2.23 (1.03)

4.12 (0.97)

3.66 (1.21)

2.05 (0.70)

Kids

       

Yes

1308 (64)

3.58 (0.74)

3.69 (0.66)

2.37 (1.07)

4.34 (0.78)

3.76 (1.08)

1.94 (0.59)

No

724 (36)

3.43 (0.82)

3.69 (0.72)

2.52 (1.12)

4.19 (0.88)

3.73 (1.18)

1.92 (0.64)

Sector

       

Public sector

1663 (82)

3.54 (0.76)

3.65 (0.67)

2.40 (1.09)

4.29 (0.82)

3.71 (1.12)

1.94 (0.62)

Private sector

369 (18)

3.45 (0.82)

3.85 (0.72)

2.52 (1.08)

4.27 (0.82)

3.94 (1.07)

1.87 (0.57)

Rank

       

Physicians in training

654 (32)

3.50 (0.77)

3.54 (0.69)

2.29 (1.03)

4.42 (0.76)

3.71 (1.11)

2.02 (0.64)

Specialist physician

823 (41)

3.58 (0.76)

3.73 (0.70)

2.45 (1.09)

4.24 (0.84)

3.82 (1.10)

1.92 (0.60)

Consultant

555 (27)

3.47 (0.80)

3.79 (0.63)

2.54 (1.14)

4.19 (0.83)

3.68 (1.12)

1.85 (0.58)

Work site

       

Primary care facility

893 (44)

3.64 (0.78)

3.75 (0.70)

2.56 (1.06)

4.28 (0.83)

3.85 (1.09)

1.94 (0.60)

Hospital

1009 (50)

3.46 (0.73)

3.63 (0.64)

2.23 (1.06)

4.31 (0.79)

3.65 (1.11)

1.92 (0.62)

Other¹

130 (6)

3.29 (0.95)

3.66 (0.85)

2.95 (1.21)

4.13 (0.95)

3.78 (1.25)

1.93 (0.66)

Clinical work experience (years)

       

< 5

196 (10)

3.46 (0.74)

3.55 (0.65)

2.34 (0.96)

4.49 (0.72)

3.67 (1.14)

2.02 (0.67)

5–10

488 (24)

3.52 (0.75)

3.58 (0.68)

2.27 (1.04)

4.41 (0.75)

3.77 (1.06)

1.99 (0.62)

11–15

440 (22)

3.65 (0.73)

3.65 (0.67)

2.32 (1.07)

4.26 (0.80)

3.73 (1.08)

2.00 (0.63)

>15

908 (45)

3.49 (0.81)

3.79 (0.69)

2.57 (1.14)

4.19 (0.87)

3.76 (1.15)

1.85 (0.58)

Working hours (avg/week)

       

< 30

101 (5)

3.17 (0.80)

3.78 (0.64)

2.75 (1.07)

4.27 (0.80)

3.94 (1.12)

1.85 (0.61)

30–40

654 (32)

3.41 (0.81)

3.75 (0.67)

2.62 (1.10)

4.36 (0.76)

3.87 (1.09)

1.90 (0.60)

41–50

1066 (52)

3.59 (0.74)

3.65 (0.69)

2.31 (1.05)

4.26 (0.82)

3.69 (1.11)

1.94 (0.61)

> 50

211 (10)

3.74 (0.76)

3.62 (0.72)

2.19 (1.13)

4.15 (0.95)

3.55 (1.19)

2.00 (0.64)

Regular shift work

       

Yes

1369 (67)

3.55 (0.75)

3.67 (0.67)

2.33 (1.07)

4.32 (0.79)

3.75 (1.10)

1.94 (0.62)

No

663 (33)

3.47 (0.83)

3.72 (0.71)

2.61 (1.11)

4.20 (0.87)

3.75 (1.15)

1.92 (0.60)

Total

2032 (100)

3.53 (0.77)

3.69 (0.69)

2.42 (1.09)

4.28 (0.82)

3.75 (1.11)

1.93 (0.61)

  1. ¹private health care clinics, outpatient clinics (outside hospital), occupational health care clinics (outside hospital)