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Table 1 Social and demographic characteristics of the sample

From: The factors associated with the burnout syndrome and fatigue in Cypriot nurses: a census report

  

Total

 

Public sector

 

Private sector

Variable

N

%

N

%

N

%

Gender

      

  Men

282

19.2

274

19.6

2

4.3

  Women

1,189

80.8

1,123

80.4

45

95.7

Marital status

      

  Married

1,077

73.6

1,021

73.5

37

80.4

  Single

257

17.5

248

17.8

3

6.5

  Partner

50

3.4

49

3.5

1

2.1

  Widower/widow

20

1.4

20

1.4

1

2.1

  Divorced/Separated

60

4.1

53

3.8

4

8.9

Working in

1,455

98.5

1,408

96.8

47

3.2

Place

      

  Nicosia

783

52.8

719

51.1

41

87.2

  Limassol

307

20.7

302

21.4

5

10.6

  Pafos

127

8.6

127

9.0

-

-

  Larnaca

161

10.9

156

11.1

1

2.2

  Paralimni

104

7.0

104

7.4

-

-

Department

      

  Medical

109

7.6

106

7.6

-

-

  Surgical

134

9.3

134

9.8

-

-

  Emergency

142

9.9

142

10.3

-

-

  ICU

121

8.4

121

8.8

-

-

  Oncology

82

5.7

75

5.5

4

8.7

  Operating theatre

88

6.1

87

6.3

-

-

  Administration

38

2.6

34

2.5

1

2.2

  Other

727

50.5

675

49.2

41

89.1

Burned out a

177

12.8

167

12.7

5

12.2

Mean age ± sd (range)

1,240

36.68 ± 10.39 (21–63)

1,173

36.38 ± 10.25 (21–60)

41

43.32 ± 11.40 (23–63)

Mean working experience ± sd (range)

1,444

14.53 ± 10.58 (1–41)

1,373

14.26 ± 10.45.(1–41)

45

20.87 ± 11.96 (1–41)

Mean emotional exhaustion ± sd (range)

1,331

22.15 ± 10.45 (0–54)

Table 3

Mean personal accomplishment ± sd (range)

1,325

37.67 ± 6.58 (6–48)

    

Mean depersonalization ± sd (range)

1,328

8.23 ± 6.02 (0–30)

    
  1. aBurnout as a dichotomous variable was defined as having a high DP score (>11) and high EE score (>31).
  2. sd: standard deviation.