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Table 3 Research variables and statistical test

From: The prevalence of burnout syndrome among resident physicians in Syria

Research variables

Burnout variables

Statistical tests

Variable

Percent

High level of EE

High level of DP

High level of PA

Statistical test

P value

Gender

Females

44.10%

71.6%

54%

12.1%

T-test

0.004 for EE

Males

55.90%

82.8%

55%

14.9%

Age group

21–25

34%

73.6%

56.1%

12.2%

ANOVA

0.037 for EE

26–30

59.50%

79.3%

53.2%

13%

31–35

6.50%

86.3%

59%

27.2%

Governate

Damascus

51.30%

77.6%

53.6%

14%

ANOVA

0.528

No significant relation

Aleppo

13.40%

73.3%

51.1%

15.5%

Latakia

11.90%

72.5%

45%

17.5%

Tartous

6.20%

85.7%

52.3%

9.5%

Daraa’

5.70%

78%

56%

4.5%

Rif Dimashq

2.30%

80%

87.5%

12.5%

Hamah

6%

88.2

76.4%

11.7%

Homes

3.20%

72.2%

63.6%

3.8%

Related authority

MHE

39.1%

75.5%

51.1%

16.7%

ANOVA

0.007

MH

47.1%

77.2%

56.3%

12%

MD

11.3%

89.4%

63.1%

18.7%

PH

2.5%

65%

37.5%

20%

Academic year

First

39.10%

77%

54.9%

14.5%

ANOVA

0.067 no significant relation

Second

26.50%

68.6%

60.6%

8.9%

Third

15.20%

77.7%

37.2%

17.6%

Fourth

10.70%

80.8%

55.5%

8.3%

Fifth

8.50%

89.2%

64.2%

25%

Specialty

General Surgery

32.6%

81.4%

58%

14.8%

ANOVA

0.066 no significant relation

Internal Medicine

24.2%

76.2%

54.5%

14.6%

Pediatric

9.2%

80%

45%

15%

ENT

2.4%

78%

40%

12%

Ophthalmic

5.9%

77.4%

64%

19.3%

Obstetrics

5.7%

76.9%

60%

11.5%

Dermatology

2.4%

77%

56%

13.2%

Radiology

5.7%

64.6%

45%

5.8%

Oncology

2.7%

66%

45%

3.4%

Psychiatry

2.4%

66.6%

60%

3.4%

Emergency Medicine

4.4%

89%

34%

12.3%

Neurology

2.4%

85%

50%

4.9%

  1. MHE ministry of higher education, MH ministry of health, MD ministry of defense, PH privet hospital, EE Emotional Exhaustion, DP Depersonalization, PA Personal Accomplishment, ENT Ear, nose and throat