Table 2 Distribution of risk factors across nurse burnout in the overall sample(emotional exhaustion > 26, depersonalisation > 9, reduced personal achievement < 33)

Job title

6.156

0.046

Nurse (and below)

395(17.87%)

128(5.79%)

Nurse practitioner

605(27.38%)

169(7.65%)

Nurse-in-charge (and above)

666(30.14%)

247(11.18%)

Gender

45.439

<0.001

Male

383(17.33%)

53(2.40%)

Female

1283(58.05%)

491(22.22%)

Employment status

5.954

0.015

Permanent employment

540(24.43%)

146(6.61%)

Temporary employment

1126(50.95%)

398(18.01%)

Frequency of night shifts per month

52.283

<0.001

<5

565(25.57%)

265(11.99%)

5 ∼ 10

767(34.71%)

228(10.32%)

>10

334(15.11%)

51(2.31%)

Qualification

47.909

<0.001

Specialty(and below)

396(17.92%)

120(5.43%)

Undergraduate college

1055(47.74%)

408(18.46%)

Master (and above)

215(9.73%)

16(0.72%)

Age

7.938

0.047

≤ 25

300(13.57%)

79(3.57%)

26 ∼ 35

873(39.50%)

276(12.49%)

36 ∼ 45

347(15.70%)

141(6.38%)

> 45

146(6.61%)

48(2.17%)

Frequency of exercise per week

49.071

<0.001

Never

801(36.24%)

201(9.10%)

1–2

535(24.21%)

265(11.99%)

3(and above)

330(14.93%)

78(3.53%)

Personality trait

4.859

0.028

Introvert

896(40.54%)

263(11.90%)

Extroversion

770(34.84%)

281(12.71%)

Health status

113.998

<0.001

Good

684(30.95%)

364(16.47%)

General

756(34.21%)

153(6.92%)

Chronic disease

226(10.23%)

27(1.22%)

Virus infection

46.174

<0.001

Under infection

131(5.93%)

3(0.14%)

Recovery

1361(61.58%)

502(22.71%)

No infection

174(7.87%)

39(1.76%)

Economic pressure

5.613

0.018

Yes

1238(56.02%)

376(17.01%)

No

428(19.37%)

168(7.60%)

Living style

35.980

<0.001

Living alone

357(16.15%)

67(3.03%)

Living with family

1079(48.82%)

427(19.32%)

Living with colleagues

230(10.41%)

50(2.26%)

Working pressure

12.706

<0.001

Yes

1262(57.10%)

370(16.74%)

No

404(18.28%)

174(7.87%)

Concern about potential infection

13.566

<0.001

Yes

804(36.38%)

312(14.12%)

No

862(39.00%)

232(10.50%)