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Table 2 EE and demographic characteristics in categorical items (N = 232)

From: Emotional exhaustion in front-line healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China: the effects of time pressure, social sharing and cognitive appraisal

Variable

Emotional Exhaustion

Mean

SD

Gender

p = 0.047

 Male

2.56

0.93

 Female

2.27

0.75

Age in years

p = 0.002

  < 20

0

0

 20–29

2.04

0.56

 30–39

2.42

0.83

 40–49

2.57

0.96

  > 50

2.75

0.82

Education

p = 0.030

 College or lower

2.17

0.82

 Undergraduate

2.31

0.77

 Postgraduate or above

2.66

0.90

Rescue experience

p = 0.011

 Yes

2.67

0.98

 No

2.28

0.76

Major

p = 0.014

 Clinical medicine

2.47

0.87

 Nursing

2.29

0.76

 Pharmacy, Radiology, Testing, Imaging

2.02

0.60

 Administrative management

3.27

0.94

 Others

1.90

1.09

  1. Note:EE is emotional exhaustion