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): | Â | Â | 0.039 |
 < 40 | 45 (52) | 66 (66) | |
41–50 | 21 (24) | 17 (17) | |
 > 51 | 21 (25) | 18 (18) | |
Gender | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 0.048 |
Attending physicians | 49 (55.7) | 47 (47) | |
Resident | 39 (44.3) | 52 (51) | |
Years of practicing medicine | Â | Â | 0.522 |
 < 5 | 40 (45) | 31 (31) | |
5–15 | 31 (35) | 39 (39) | |
 ≥ 16 | 17 (20) | 30 (29) | |
Year of working in the ED | Â | Â | 0.104 |
 < 5 | 40 (45) | 66 (65) | |
5–15 | 21 (24) | 27 (27) | |
 ≥ 16 | 27 (31) | 7 (7) | |
Weekly clinical hours in the ED | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 0.059 |
0 | 54 (61) | 65 (64) | |
 < 30 | 26 (30) | 28 (28) | |
 > 30 | 8 (9) | 1 (1) | |
Monthly 24-h shifts | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 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) |