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Table 1 Participants’ demographics

From: Emergency medicine physician burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Before the pandemic

During the pandemic

p

 

N = 88 (%)

N = 101 (%)

 

Age (years):

  

0.039

 < 40

45 (52)

66 (66)

41–50

21 (24)

17 (17)

 > 51

21 (25)

18 (18)

Gender

  

0.957

Male

59 (67)

65 (64)

Female

29 (33)

34 (33)

In a relationship

75 (85)

80 (79)

0.276

Has children

66 (75)

68 (72)

0.069

Average number of children

2.1 ± 1.5 (0–6)

(0–5) 1.85 ± 1.5

0.423

Regular physical activity

34 (39)

36 (36)

0.884

Moderate or high alcohol consumption

28 (32)

25 (25)

0.268

Use of non-prescription psychoactive substances

4 (4.5)

2 (2)

0.406

Seniority

  

0.048

Attending physicians

49 (55.7)

47 (47)

Resident

39 (44.3)

52 (51)

Years of practicing medicine

  

0.522

 < 5

40 (45)

31 (31)

5–15

31 (35)

39 (39)

 ≥ 16

17 (20)

30 (29)

Year of working in the ED

  

0.104

 < 5

40 (45)

66 (65)

5–15

21 (24)

27 (27)

 ≥ 16

27 (31)

7 (7)

Weekly clinical hours in the ED

  

0.001

 < 40

25 (28.5)

31 (31)

40–50

37 (42)

33 (33)

 ≥ 51

26 (29.5)

31 (31)

Weekly clinical hours not in the ED

  

0.059

0

54 (61)

65 (64)

 < 30

26 (30)

28 (28)

 > 30

8 (9)

1 (1)

Monthly 24-h shifts

  

0.879

0

20 (23)

19 (19)

1–3

9 (11)

8 (8)

4–6

48 (54)

60 (59)

 > 7

11 (13)

12 (12)

Minutes traveling to work per day

  

0.648

 < 10

14 (16)

10 (10)

10–30

34 (39)

32 (32)

30–60

29 (33)

44 (44)

 > 60

11 (12)

9 (9)

Yearly vacation days used

  

0.014

0–5

6 (7)

17 (17)

06–10 

24 (27)

36 (36)

11–20

37 (42)

37 (37)

 > 20

21 (24)

10 (10)