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Table 2 Logistic regression models for psychological morbidity and burnout

From: Prevalence and associated factors in burnout and psychological morbidity among substance misuse professionals

Dependent variable

Multivariate predictors

Wald χ2

P value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

Model 1

     

Psychological morbidity (GHQ-12)

High level of Alienation

1.50

0.22

2.00

0.66–6.11

 

High level of Tension

0.13

0.72

1.19

0.47–6.11

 

Age: Under 25s

0.51

0.48

2.32

0.23–23.23-

 

Age: 25–34 years

1.40

0.24

0.53

0.18–1.52

 

Age: 35–44 years

0.04

0.85

0.90

0.30–2.69

 

Age: 45 year and over

-

-

1.00

-

 

Long tenure

0.56

0.46

1.39

0.59–3.30

 

High ICC

0.38

0.54

1.30

0.57–2.95

 

Social worker

2.04

0.15

4.95

0.55–44.28

 

Doctor

0.60

0.44

2.40

0.26–21.96

 

Clinical psychologist

0.02

0.89

1.19

0.11–12.64

 

Drug and alcohol counsellor

0.14

0.71

1.22

0.44–3.35

 

Other

0.44

0.51

0.70

0.24–2.03

 

Nurse

-

-

1.00

-

Model 2

     

Psychological morbidity (GHQ-12)

High emotional exhaustion

3.47

0.06

2.83

0.95–8.43

 

High depersonalisation

0.11

0.74

1.28

0.31–5.35

 

Diminished personal accomplishment

6.61

0.01

3.65

1.36–9.79

 

Social worker

1.11

0.29

3.22

0.37–28.19

 

Doctor

0.66

0.42

2.50

0.28–22.72

 

Clinical psychologist

0.004

0.95

0.93

0.09–10.19

 

Drug and alcohol counsellor

0.48

0.49

1.41

0.53–3.76

 

Other

1.15

0.28

0.57

0.20–1.59

 

Nurse

-

-

1.00

-

Model 3

     

Burnout: Emotional exhaustion

High levels of Alienation

7.54

0.006

3.49

1.43–8.51

 

High levels of Tension

4.46

0.04

2.65

1.10–6.52

 

High levels of Case complexity

0.04

0.85

1.10

0.41–2.94

 

Long tenure

0.002

0.96

1.02

0.43–2.40

 

Age: Under 25s

4.43

0.04

7.15

1.15–44.65

 

Age: 25–34 years

1.55

0.21

2.02

0.67–6.11

 

Age: 35–44 years

0.62

0.43

1.54

0.53–4.45

 

Age: 45 & over

-

-

1.00

-

 

Social worker

5.53

0.02

4.82

1.30–17.87

 

Doctor

0.03

0.87

0.86

0.14–5.46

 

Clinical psychologist

0.20

0.67

1.58

0.21–11.68

 

Drug and alcohol counsellor

0.07

0.79

1.15

0.42–3.10

 

Other

2.07

0.15

2.18

0.75–6.312

 

Nurse

  

1.00

 

Model 4

     

Burnout: Depersonalisation

High levels of Alienation

1.30

0.25

1.87

0.64–5.48

 

High levels of Tension

5.68

0.02

4.57

1.31–15.91

 

High levels of Case complexity

1.85

0.17

2.07

0.73–5.86

 

Long tenure

2.31

0.13

0.43

0.15–1.27

 

Age: Under 25s

2.25

0.13

5.45

0.60–48.90

 

Age: 25–34 years

0.92

0.34

2.14

0.45–10.14

 

Age: 35–44 years

1.78

0.18

2.78

0.62–12.45

 

Social worker

0.05

0.83

1.22

0.20–7.34

 

Doctor

0.56

0.45

0.38

0.03–4.73

 

Clinical psychologist

0.72

0.40

0.33

.003–4.25

 

Drug and alcohol counsellor

2.11

0.15

0.32

0.07–1.49

 

Other

0.03

0.86

1.12

0.33–3.84

 

Nurse

-

-

1.00

-

Model 5

     

Burnout: Diminished Personal accomplishment

Gender

2.42

0.12

1.67

0.88–3.18

 

Age: Under 25s

0.70

0.40

1.86

0.43–7.94

 

Age: 25–34 years

0.01

0.93

1.04

0.47–2.27

 

Age: 35–44 years

0.12

0.73

0.86

0.37–2.02

 

Age: 45 and over

-

-

1.00

-

 

Social worker

2.43

0.12

0.34

0.09–1.32

 

Doctor

0.002

0.97

1.03

0.26–4.09

 

Clinical psychologist

0.18

0.67

0.68

0.11–4.05

 

Drug and alcohol counsellor

3.00

0.08

0.49

0.22–1.10

 

Other

0.02

0.90

0.95

0.40–2.22

 

Nurse

-

-

1.00

-