Table 5

Association between sociodemographic and professional factors with burnout among nurses using multivariate logistic regression

BurnoutHigh EEHigh DPLow PA
Adjusted OR (95% CI)P valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)P valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)P valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)P value
Age group (years)
 21–300.94
(0.18 to 4.95)		0.9301.04
(0.26 to 4.22)		0.9420.07
(0.00 to 11.03)		0.2402.10
(0.69 to 6.39)		0.154
 31–400.78
(0.18 to 3.39)		0.6990.73
(0.21 to 2.59)		0.5704.13
(0.40 to 42.19)		0.1782.23
(1.46 to 3.39)		0.003
 > 401111
Marital status
 Single0.56
(0.24 to 1.32)		0.148
 Married1
No. of children
 No child2.13
(0.98 to 4.65)		0.0552.19
(0.88 to 5.45)		0.0810.45
(0.01 to 14.69)		0.5851.55
(0.39 to 6.19)		0.470
 1–3 child1.57
(0.56 to 4.42)		0.3281.42
(0.56 to 3.65)		0.3957.53
(0.55 to 104.08)		0.1050.91
(0.58 to 1.44)		0.645
 > 3 child1111
Education level
 Degree and above0.36
(0.04 to 2.97)		0.2810.37
(0.04 to 3.69)		0.3280.29
(0.05 to 1714.76)		0.7270.35
(0.02 to 5.24)		0.378
 Diploma0.46
(0.09 to 2.54)		0.3110.43
(0.07 to 2.48)		0.2800.82
(0.00 to 280.84)		0.9330.24
(0.03 to 2.02)		0.152
 Certificate111
Household income
 B 405.39
(0.04 to 840.39)		0.4312.76
(0.87 to 8.76)		0.075
 M 403.22
(0.00 to 3041.25)		0.6792.68
(1.19 to 6.08)		0.025
 T 2011
Level of healthcare
 Hospital
 Primary care
Year of service (years)
 1–50.69
(0.18 to 2.61)		0.5140.49
(0.10 to 2.45)		0.32480.67
(0.70 to 9256.64)		0.063
 6–100.92
(0.26 to 3.22)		0.8810.76
(0.21 to 2.76)		0.6174.52
(0.491 to 41.68)		0.141
 > 10111
Time spent on clinical activities
 >50%0.91
(0.63 to 1.32)		0.5680.85
(0.62 to 1.17)		0.265
 <50%11
Shift work
 Yes1.56
(0.45 to 1.92)		0.0231.16
(0.59 to 1.25)		0.3601.85
(0.00 to 3817.23)		0.843
 No111
Total number of shifts per month
 >242.61
(2.27 to 3.01)		<0.0012.28
(2.12 to 2.45)		<0.001
 <2411
Total number of night shifts per month
 >61.54
(1.01 to 2.36)		0.0451.55
(1.44 to 1.67)		<0.0012.52
(2.18 to 2.90)		<0.0011.04
(0.97 to 1.12)		0.240
 1–61
Total number of double shifts per month
 >50.86
(0.54 to 1.37)		0.5220.94
(0.87 to 1.02)		0.1541.04
(0.89 to 1.21)		0.6601.86
(0.79 to 1.93)		<0.001
 1–51111
Total number of on-call/extended hours per month
 >72.47
(0.08 to 73.03)		0.5220.65
(0.41 to 1.03)		0.062
 4–64.69
(0.14 to 163.22)		0.3140.64
(0.23 to 1.81)		0.334
 1–311
Sleeping hours
 <62.89
(1.40 to 5.97)		0.0112.94
(1.36 to 6.38)		0.0141.81
(0.77 to 4.24)		0.1401.59
(0.69 to 2.62)		0.064
 6–71.62
(0.75 to 3.48)		0.1761.43
(0.72 to 2.87)		0.2521.24
0.55 to 2.75)		0.5431.28
(0.93 to 1.76)		0.110
 >71111
Encountered traumatic event at work
 Yes4.19
(2.31 to 7.63)		0.0014.42
(2.28 to 8.57)		0.0022.99
(0.98 to 9.07)		0.053
 No111
Received debriefing/psychological support for post-traumatic event
 Yes0.47
(0.28 to 0.79)		0.0130.49
(0.28 to 0.88)		0.0250.21
(0.01 to 3817.23)		0.201
 No111
Travelling time to the workplace
 >30 min3.55
(0.69 to 18.09)		0.1063.95
(0.88 to 17.78)		0.0670.13
(0.01 to 2.06)		0.1152.24
(1.18 to 4.23)		0.021
 16–30 min1.38
(0.45 to 4.23)		0.5091.44
(0.58 to 3.62)		0.3680.94
(0.14 to 6.24)		0.9381.05
(0.29 to 3.76)		0.928
 <15 min111

  • The bold values are statistically significant.

  • DP, depersonalisation; EE, emotional exhaustion; PA, personal accomplishment.