The workplace culture, mental health and wellbeing of early- and mid-career health academics: a cross-sectional analysis

Table 2 Mental health of the sample compared to the general population

Variable	EMCAs N (%)	Australian Adults^a
Burnout^b	250 (100)
No burnout	113 (45.2%)	N/A
Moderate burnout	110 (44.0%)
High/severe burnout	27 (10.8%)
Depressive symptoms^c	250 (100)
No or mild symptoms	180 (72.0%)	72.4%
Clinically significant symptoms	70 (28.0%)	27.6%
Thoughts of being better off dead or of self- harm—At least several days per week^d	34 (13.6%)	14.6%
Anxiety^e, N (%)	249 (100)
No or mild symptoms	195 (78.3%)	79.0%
Clinically significant symptoms	54 (21.7%)	21.0%
Stress, M (SD)	7.28 (2.86)	–

^aDrawn from a sample of 13,829 Australian adults conducted from 3 April to 2 May 2020
^bBurnout was measured using The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory – 7-item Work Related Burnout subscale to assess ‘moderate burnout’ (scores of 50 to 74) and ‘high/severe burnout’ (scores of 75–100)
^cClinically significant depressive symptoms defined as a PHQ-9 score ≥ 10
^dVariable based on positive response to PHQ-9 item (“thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way”)
^eClinically significant anxiety defined as a GAD-7 score ≥ 10

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