Results for each burnout subscale in previous and recent European studies
| European studies | EE | DP | PA |
| EGPRN study, overall (2008, n=1393)3 | 24.0±16.0 | 7.0±7.0 | 37.0±11.0 |
| Spanish FDs* (2005, n=86)11 | 21.0 (16.8–29.5) | 21.0 (3.0–12.0) | 39.0 (33.0–39.0) |
| Swiss FDs (2005, n=1584)12 | 17.0 (10.0–24.0) | 6.0 (3.0–9.0) | 41.0 (36.0–45.0) |
| Portugal (this study) (n=150) | 16.0 (8.0–27.0) | 4.0 (2.0–7.0) | 41.0 (36.0–44.0) |
| EGPRN study (2008)3 | High EE (%, 99% CI) | High DP (%, 99% CI) | Low PA (%, 99% CI) |
| Overall (n=1393) | 43.0 (40.5 to 45.6) | 35.3 (32.9 to 37.9) | 32.0 (29.6 to 34.5) |
| Bulgaria (n=69) | 62.3 (50.5 to 72.8) | 30.4 (20.8 to 42.1) | 18.8 (14.4 to 29.6) |
| Croatia (n=117) | 41.9 (33.3 to 50.9) | 12.0 (7.3 to 19.1) | 13.7 (8.6 to 21.1) |
| France (n=178) | 33.7 (27.2 to 40.9) | 35.4 (28.7 to 42.7) | 27.5 (21.5 to 34.5) |
| Greece (n=45) | 31.8 (20.0 to 46.6) | 73.3 (59.0 to 84.0) | 93.2 (81.8 to 97.7) |
| Hungary (n=87) | 36.8 (27.4 to 47.3) | 35.6 (26.4 to 46.1) | 26.4 (18.3 to 36.6) |
| Italy (n=147) | 68.0 (60.1 to 75.0) | 55.1 (47.0 to 62.9) | 40.8 (33.2 to 48.9) |
| Malta (n=129) | 36.4 (28.6 to 45.0) | 31.0 (23.7 to 39.4) | 24.8 (18.2 to 32.9) |
| Poland (n=150) | 48.0 (40.2 to 55.9) | 34.0 (26.9 to 41.9) | 30.0 (23.2 to 37.8) |
| Spain (n=86) | 30.2 (21.5 to 40.6) | 34.9 (25.7 to 45.4) | 25.6 (17.5 to 35.7) |
| Sweden (n=109) | 45.9 (36.8 to 55.2) | 34.9 (26.6 to 44.2) | 11.9 (7.1 to 19.3) |
| Turkey (n=112) | 15.2 (9.7 to 23.0) | 15.2 (9.7 to 23.0) | 69.4 (60.3 to 77.2) |
| England (n=164) | 54.3 (46.6 to 61.7) | 44.5 (37.1 to 52.2) | 32.9 (26.2 to 40.4) |
| Portugal (this study) (n=150) | 25.3 (16.7 to 35.5) | 16.2 (9.3 to 25.4) | 16.7 (9.7 to 25.7) |
Results are expressed as mean±standard deviation, median (interquartile range) or percentage (99% CI).
↵* Corresponds to the year of publication, not to the time of survey.
DP, depersonalisation; EE, emotional exhaustion; FD, family doctor; PA, personal accomplishment.