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Table 2 Associations of workloads, job stresses and work-related stressors with burnout and intention to leave the profession among hospital employees

From: Explaining burnout and the intention to leave the profession among health professionals – a cross-sectional study in a hospital setting in Switzerland

 

Increased burnout symptoms (16–24)

Frequent thoughts of leaving the profession (several times per month to daily)

%

aORa)

95% CI

%

aORa)

95% CI

Population at risk / affected

8.2

  

16.1

  

Temporal workload

 No regular overtime

4.0

1

 

12.4

1

 

 1–2 long hours/week

9.1

2.47

1.53–3.97

19.3

1.70

1.25–2.31

 3–5 long hours/week

12.8

3.77

2.22–6.39

17.1

1.63

1.11–2.39

 6+ long hours/week

13.9

4.10

2.10–8.01

17.2

1.71

1.01–2.88

Number of cases in model

 

1629

  

1649

 

Physical workload

 Low (0–1)

5.0

1

 

12.0

1

 

 Medium (2–5)

5.5

1.18

0.64–2.16

11.9

0.96

0.64–1.46

 High (6–10)

11.5

2.78

1.49–5.17

21.8

1.90

1.23–2.91

 Very high (11–20)

22.6

6.57

3.20–13.46

32.5

3.21

1.85–5.55

Number of cases in model

 

1629

  

1649

 

Emotional job stress

 Low (0–5)

4.5

1

 

8.1

1

 

 Medium (6–10)

3.2

0.79

0.36–1.73

10.2

1.35

0.77–2.35

 High (11–15)

11.4

3.12

1.56–6.24

20.6

3.32

1.96–5.63

 Very high (16–20)

22.4

7.59

3.16–18.23

36.4

8.67

4.32–17.41

Number of cases in model

 

1706

  

1725

 

Mental job stress

 Low (0–5)

1.9

1

 

6.6

1

 

 Medium (6–7)

5.0

2.71

1.28–5.73

13.0

2.27

1.47–3.50

 High (7–9)

12.7

7.57

3.68–15.56

23.0

4.58

2.97–7.07

 Very high (10–15)

31.9

25.39

11.84–54.46

39.9

10.30

6.16–17.21

Number of cases in model

 

1722

  

1740

 

Effort-reward imbalance

 (Very) low (≤0.8)

0.5

1

 

3.4

1

 

 Moderate (> 0.8–1.0)

2.8

6.68

0.85–52.27

5.2

1.58

0.65–3.85

 High (> 1.0–1.5)

7.6

20.00

2.75–145.6

16.7

6.54

3.00–14.29

 Very high (> 1.5)

28.6

97.69

13.29–717.9

46.2

30.06

13.34–67.73

Number of cases in model

 

1620

  

1637

 

Work-life imbalance

 Low (0–5)

1.9

1

 

6.5

1

 

 Medium (6–10)

3.9

2.42

1.16–5.07

11.7

2.00

1.32–3.04

 High (11–15)

14.7

10.43

5.35–20.35

25.5

5.46

3.67–8.13

 Very high (16–20)

33.6

32.64

15.74–67.69

45.8

14.57

8.87–23.93

Number of cases in model

 

1728

  

1747

 
  1. a)Odds ratios adjusted for sex, age and education