Demographic characteristics and scores on burn-out dimensions and empathy by gut feeling categories
| All, N=588 (100%) | Use of gut feelings | ||||
| To a low degree, N=21 (3.6%) | To some degree, N=254 (43.2%) | To a high degree, N=211 (35.9%) | To a very high degree, N=102 (17.3%) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 278 (47.3) | 5 (23.8) | 126 (50.2) | 94 (44.8) | 53 (52.0) |
| Male | 306 (52.0) | 16 (76.2) | 125 (49.8) | 116 (55.2) | 49 (48.0) |
| Practice organisation | |||||
| Group | 445 (75.7) | 15 (71.4) | 207 (81.5) | 157 (74.4) | 66 (64.7) |
| Solo | 143 (24.3) | 6 (28.6) | 47 (18.5) | 54 (25.6) | 36 (35.3) |
| Age of GPs (years) | |||||
| <40 | 39 (6.6) | 2 (9.5) | 19 (7.5) | 14 (6.6) | 4 (3.9) |
| 40–49 | 183 (31.1) | 3 (14.3) | 75 (29.5) | 66 (31.3) | 39 (38.2) |
| 50–59 | 226 (38.4) | 9 (42.9) | 98 (38.6) | 78 (37.0) | 41 (40.2) |
| >60 | 138 (23.5) | 7 (33.3) | 61 (24.0) | 52 (24.6) | 18 (17.7) |
| Empathy | |||||
| Lowest quartile | 154 (26.2) | 12 (57.1) | 83 (32.7) | 46 (21.8) | 13 (12.8) |
| Second quartile | 145 (24.7) | 4 (19.1) | 70 (27.6) | 49 (23.2) | 22 (21.6) |
| Third quartile | 129 (21.9) | 0 (0.0) | 53 (20.9) | 51 (24.2) | 25 (24.5) |
| Highest quartile | 129 (21.9) | 3 (14.3) | 35 (13.8) | 53 (25.1) | 38 (37.3) |
| Burn-out | |||||
| No burn-out | 441 (75.0) | 20 (95.2) | 192 (75.6) | 146 (69.2) | 83 (81.4) |
| Burn-out | 147 (25.0) | 1 (4.8) | 62 (24.4) | 65 (30.8) | 19 (18.6) |
| Emotional exhaustion | |||||
| Low | 479 (81.5) | 19 (90.5) | 212 (83.5) | 164 (77.7) | 84 (82.4) |
| High | 102 (17.4) | 1 (4.8) | 39 (15.4) | 46 (21.8) | 16 (15.7) |
| Depersonalisation | |||||
| Low | 503 (85.5) | 19 (90.5) | 219 (86.2) | 172 (81.5) | 93 (91.2) |
| High | 81 (13.8) | 1 (4.8) | 33 (13.0) | 38 (18.0) | 9 (8.8) |
| Personal accomplishment | |||||
| High | 377 (64.1) | 14 (66.7) | 157 (61.8) | 133 (63.0) | 73 (71.6) |
| Low | 201 (34.2) | 6 (28.6) | 92 (36.2) | 76 (36.0) | 27 (26.5) |
Values may not total 100 due to rounding or missing information.
GPs, general practitioners.