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Table 4 Health and work satisfaction and the rate of burnout and severe burnout

From: Prevalence of burnout among intensivists in mainland China: a nationwide cross-sectional survey

Items

N

Burnout, n (%)

Severe burnout, n (%)

Uncomfortable symptoms

   

 Fatigue

1589 (87.6%)

1347 (84.8%)

654 (41.2%)

 Insomnia

989 (54.6%)

855 (86.5%)

457 (46.2%)

 Dizziness or headache

931 (51.4%)

811 (87.1%)

433 (46.5%)

Chronic diseases

   

 No

607 (33.5%)

472 (77.8%)

209 (34.4%)

 Chronic sleep disorder

468 (25.8%)

415 (88.7%)

241 (51.5%)

 Hepatic adipose infiltration

450 (24.8%)

374 (83.1%)

192 (42.7%)

 Lumbar disk protrusion

386 (21.3%)

326 (84.5%)

160 (41.5%)

Source of pressures

   

 Research and promotion requirements

942 (52.0%)

761 (80.8%)

332 (35.2%)

 Clinical practice

523 (28.9%)

447 (85.5%)

242 (46.3%)

 Family burden

164 (9.1%)

138 (84.2%)

59 (36.0%)

Ways to relieve stress

   

 Sleep

1031 (56.9%)

874 (84.8%)

451 (43.7%)

 Sports

887 (48.9%)

683 (77.0%)

288 (32.5%)

 Leisure and recreation

780 (43.0%)

649 (83.2%)

304 (39.0%)

Most dissatisfaction

   

 Income

1456 (80.3%)

1212 (83.2%)

574 (39.4%)

 Lack of medical resources

1455 (80.3%)

1180 (81.1%)

530 (36.4%)

 Working environment

1028 (56.7%)

848 (82.5%)

422 (41.1%)

Most unwilling to do

  

 Non-academic conference

1352 (77.2%)

1105 (81.7%)

519 (38.4%)

 Taking patient out for examination

1135 (64.0%)

932 (82.1%)

431 (38.0%)

 Medical record writing

932 (46.1%)

775 (83.2%)

346 (37.1%)

Factors affecting income

   

 Clinical workload

1252 (69.1%)

1030 (82.3%)

478 (38.2%)

 Working qualifications

1001 (55.2%)

826 (82.5%)

375 (37.5%)

 Drug ratio penalty

795 (43.9%)

657 (82.6%)

326 (41.0%)

  1. Variables are expressed as numbers (percentages)