Table 4

ORs of job burnout by job strain, personal strain and personal resources

VariableEmotional exhaustion
OR (95% CI)†
Depersonalisation
OR (95% CI)†
Personal accomplishment
OR (95% CI)†
Burnout
OR (95% CI)†
Job strain
 Low0.339 (0.251 to 0.458)**0.418 (0.325 to 0.538)**0.768(0.604 to 0.977)*0.025 (0.007 to 0.082)**
 Moderate0.950 (0.806 to 1.120)0.287 (0.242 to 0.341)**0.450 (0.379 to 0.534)**0.079 (0.024 to 0.256)**
 High1.0001.0001.0001.000
Personal strain
 Low0.588 (0.487 to 0.709)**0.841 (0.694 to 1.020)1.128 (0.935 to 1.361)0.585 (0.366 to 0.935)*
 Moderate0.782 (0.639 to 0.956)**0.759 (0.610 to 0.944)*0.970 (0.785 to 1.199)0.630 (0.377 to 1.050)
 High1.0001.0001.0001.000
Personal resources
 Low1.353 (1.002 to 1.828)*2.480 (1.840 to 3.343)**3.944 (2.935 to 5.299)**5.502 (0.757 to 39.995)
 Moderate2.046 (1.506 to 2.780)**1.889 (1.376 to 2.592)**4.739 (3.448 to 6.514)**5.473 (0.747 to 39.500)
 High1.0001.0001.0001.000
  • *p<0.05; **p<0.01. †Adjusted OR (95% CI), adjusted for gender, age, marital status, education level, smoking, drinking, physical exercise, avocation, workplace type, years of practice, working hours per day, monotonous work, job strain, personal strain and personal resources.