Table 4

Distribution of age, gender, job stressors and burnout among medical professions (N=1329)

VariablesPhysicianPhysician assistantNurseMedical technicianAdministratorsp Value
n=101n=68n=570n=216n=374
High burnout (%)
 Personal burnout (≧50)41.669.173.242.645.5<0.001
 Work-related burnout (≧50)38.661.866.031.936.1<0.001
 Client-related burnout (≧50)36.633.843.322.226.2<0.001
Job stressor
 High strain (%)2.027.227.914.414.7<0.001
 Overcommitment (often, %)30.744.143.724.131.8<0.001
 Social support (low, %)28.760.337.037.038.2<0.001
 Work overtime (>44 h, %)48.544.129.1 9.79.6<0.001
 Work shift (in shift, %)46.129.474.038.021.1<0.001
Age (mean±SD)45.3±7.538.4±4.833.9±6.537.9±8.142.3±8.6<0.001
Gender (female, %)16.891.299.575.078.3<0.001