Prevalence of burnout and associated factors among general practitioners in Hubei, China: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Frequency of GPs by degree of burnout (low, moderate and high) with 95% CI in each of the three dimensions

	Burnout in all three dimensions			EE^a		DP^b		PA^c
Variables	N	% (95%CI)	N	% (95%CI)	N	% (95%CI)	N	% (95%CI)
Low^d	277	27.29 (24.57–30.14)	527	51.92 (48.80–55.03)	830	81.77 (79.26–84.10)	467	46.01 (42.91–49.13)
Moderate	713	70.25 (67.33–73.05)	236	23.25 (20.68–25.97)	122	12.02 (10.08–14.18)	203	20.00 (17.58–22.60)
High^e	25	2.46 (1.60–3.61)	252	24.83 (22.20–27.61)	63	6.21 (4.80–7.87)	345	33.99 (31.08–37.00)

Note: Abbreviations: DP Depersonalization, EE Emotion exhaustion, PA Personal accomplishment
^aScore ≤ 16 indicated low level; 17 to 26 indicated moderate level; ≥27 indicated high level
^bScore ≤ 6 indicated low level; 7 to 12 indicated moderate level; ≥13 indicated high level
^cScore ≥ 39 indicated low level; 32 to 38 indicated moderate level; ≤31 indicated high level
^dLow degree of burnout was defined by a low score on the subscales for EE and DP, and a high score on the PA subscale
^eHigh degree of burnout was defined by a high score on the subscales for EE and DP, and a low score on the PA subscale

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