Table 1 Summary of articles

Hoff et al. [23]

2002

United States

Hospitalists (≥ 50% of time engaged in practice of general hospital medicine, or research and education related to general hospital medicine) who were members of the US National Association of Inpatient Physicians

48%

n = 393 hospitalists

21-item job burnout measure by Pines, Anderson, and Kafry (1981)

No risk of burnout = 59.1%

≤5 years since graduation: over 25%

At risk of burnout = 27.6%

Males: ~75%

Burned out = 13.4%

Females: ~25%

Mean age = 40 yrs

Ruitenburg et al. [21]

2012

The Netherlands

Hospital physicians working in one academic medical centre

51%

n = 422

Maslach Burnout Inventory

Medical doctor:

Medical doctors: 54%

Mean EE = 13.3 ± 8.0

Medical residents: 46%

Mean DP = 4.5 ± 4.1

Medical doctors:

Burnout indicative = 6%

Males: 52.0%

Females: 48.0%

Mean age = 47 ± 8.9 yrs

Years of practice = not reported

Siu et al. [14]

2012

Hong Kong

1,000 public hospital doctors were randomly sampled from the 3,878 Hong Kong Public Doctors’ Association registry

23%

n = 226 physicians

Maslach Burnout Inventory

Mean Scores:

Males: 66.8%

EE = 27.2 ± 13.2

Females: 33.2%

DP = 10.9 ± 7.6

Median age [Interquartile range] = 37.0 [30.5, 44.0] yrs

PA = 31.6 ± 8.8

Median years of practice [Interquartile range] = 12.0 [6.0, 20.0]

Soler et al. [22]

2008

12 European Countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta Poland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Family Doctors who worked at least 50% of the time either in private practice or state employment. There is no information provided in the article regarding how the sample in each country was chosen.

41%

n = 1393 family doctors

Maslach Burnout Inventory

EE (95% CI):

Males: 54.6%

Females: 45.4%

High = 43.0 (40.5, 45.6); Medium = 40.0 (37.5, 42.6); Low = 17.0 (15.1, 19.0)

Mean age = 45.4 ± 8.5 yrs

DP (95% CI):

Mean years since graduation = 19.2 ± 8.5

High = 35.3 (32.9, 37.9); Medium = 27.2 (24.9, 29.6); Low = 37.5 (35.0, 40.0)

PA (95% CI):

High = 32.0 (29.6, 34.5); Medium = 28.5 (26.2, 30.9); Low = 39.5 (37.0, 42.1)

Zhang & Feng [24]

2011

China

Randomly selected physicians practicing in one of 67 state-owned medical institutions in Hubei province. The sample included medical assistants, residents, attendings, associate chiefs and chiefs.

94%

n = 1451 physicians

Maslach Burnout Inventory

Males: 66.2%

Females: 33.8%

Age:

≤ 30 yrs = 38.3%

31-40 yrs = 37.2%

41-50 yrs = 16.6%

≥ 51 yrs = 7.9%

Years of service:

≤ 5 yrs = 37.9%

6-15 yrs = 41.6%

16-25 yrs = 16.0%

≥ 26 yrs = 4.5%