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Table 1 Sociodemographic and other characteristics of the participants (N = 401)

From: Work fatigue among Lebanese physicians and students during the COVID-19 pandemic: validation of the 3D-Work Fatigue Inventory (3D-WFI) and correlates

Variable

N (%)

Gender

 Male

232 (57.9%)

 Female

169 (42.1%)

Marital status

 Single/widowed/divorced

272 (67.8%)

 Married

129 (32.2%)

Living situation

 With the family

312 (77.8%)

 With a flat mate

27 (6.7%)

 Alone

62 (15.5%)

Medical rank

 Attending physician

149 (37.2%)

 Resident

149 (37.2%)

 Intern

103 (25.7%)

Specialty

 Medical

101 (25.2%)

 Surgical

97 (24.2%)

 Other

203 (50.6%)

Monthly income (in LBP)

 < 3 million

212 (52.9%)

 Between 3 and 10 million

78 (19.5%)

 > 10 million

111 (27.7%)

Most cause of work difficulty

 Economic instability

150 (37.4%)

 Political instability

27 (6.7%)

 COVID-19

158 (39.4%)

 Long working hours

36 (9.0%)

 Increased administrative tasks

25 (6.2%)

 Patient attitude towards personnel

5 (1.2%)

WFI physical score categories

 Low (≤17)

140 (34.9%)

 Moderate (18–24)

154 (38.4%)

 High (≥25)

107 (26.7%)

WFI mental score categories

 Low (≤16)

141 (35.2%)

 Moderate (17–23)

138 (34.4%)

 High (≥24)

122 (30.4%)

WFI emotional score categories

 Low (≤15)

136 (33.9%)

 Moderate (16–24)

162 (40.4%)

 High (≥25)

103 (25.7%)

 

Mean ± SD

Age (in years)

34.50 ± 13.48

Number of children

0.56 ± 1.05

Working hours per day

8.99 ± 1.88

Working hours per week

60.56 ± 17.24

Number of hours of night duty per month

64.91 ± 74.14

  1. LBP Lebanese pounds, WFI Work fatigue inventory