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Table 3 Burnout levels in Swedish midwives (n = 1664) measured with the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) (BAT-tot = total burnout score, EX = exhaustion, MD = mental distance, CI = cognitive impairment, EI = emotional impairment, Q1 = first quartile, Q3 = third quartile, younger = up to median age of 47, older = above median age)

From: Burnout among midwivesthe factorial structure of the burnout assessment tool and an assessment of burnout levels in a Swedish national sample

 

BAT-tot

EX

MD

CI

EI

Median (Q1-Q3)

 Younger

2.1 (1.7;2.5)

2.6 (2.1;3.1)

1.6 (1.2;2.2)

2.0 (1.6;2.6)

1.6 (1.2;2.0)

 Older

1.9 (1.6;2.3)

2.4 (1.9;2.9)

1.4 (1.2;2.0)

2.0 (1.4;2.2)

1.4 (1.2;2.0)

 Total sample

2.0 (1.6;2.4)

2.5 (2.0;3.0)

1.6 (1.2;2.0)

2.0 (1.6;2.4)

1.6 (1.2;2.0)

Range (Min–Max)

 Younger

1.0–4.4

1.0–5.0

1.0–4.4

1.0–5.0

1.0–4.6

 Older

1.0–3.9

1.0–4.9

1.0–4.4

1.0–4.0

1.0–3.8

 Total sample

1.0–4.4

1.0–5.0

1.0–4.4

1.0–5.0

1.0–4.6