Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 11, Number 7, July 2019, pages 532-538


Association Between Empathy and Burnout Among Emergency Medicine Physicians

Tables

Table 1. Study Participant General Characteristics
 
PGY-1 residentsPGY-2 residentsPGY-3 residentsJunior attending physiciansSenior attending physicians
PGY: post-graduate year.
Number1212111419
Age, years, n (%)
  ≤ 299 (75)5 (42)2 (18)1 (7)
  30 - 393 (25)6 (50)9 (82)13 (93)6 (32)
  40 - 491 (8)8 (42)
  ≥ 505 (26)
Gender, n (%)
  Male9 (75)9 (75)7 (64)9 (64)14 (74)
  Female3 (25)3 (25)4 (36)5 (36)5 (26)
Race, n (%)
  Caucasian9 (75)11 (92)9 (82)8 (57)16 (84)
  African American0002 (14)0
  Asian3 (25)1 (8)2 (18)4 (29)2 (11)
  Hispanic00001 (5)

 

Table 2. Descriptive Analysis of the JSE and CBI Scores
 
JSECBI (personal-related)CBI (work-related)CBI (patient-related)CBI (overall)
JSE: Jefferson scale of empathy; CBI: Copenhagen burnout inventory; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range.
Mean (SD)109 (14)45 (17)43 (19)33 (19)41 (17)
Median (IQR)112 (102 -118)46 (33 - 54)43 (29 - 54)33 (21 - 50)43 (25 - 53)
Possible range20 - 1400 - 1000 - 1000 - 1000 - 100
Actual range74 - 1330 - 1007.14 - 1000 - 1002.63 - 100
Skewness-0.500.260.400.550.44
Kurtosis2.773.543.073.713.78
Cronbach’s α0.860.890.880.900.91

 

Table 3. A Comparison of Empathy and Burnout Score Among Different Provider Groups
 
EmpathyPersonal-related burnoutWork-related burnoutPatient-related burnoutOverall burnout
PGY: post-graduate year.
PGY-1 residents113 (105 - 117)50 (44 - 54)48 (38 - 55)29 (23 - 42)43 (33 - 50)
PGY-2 residents112 (90 - 115)48 (31 - 63)52 (34 - 61)38 (21 - 54)51 (29 - 56)
PGY-3 residents106 (93 - 118)50 (46 - 58)43 (39 - 57)38 (38 - 54)43 (42 - 53)
Junior attending112 (105 - 116)42 (33 - 58)39 (32 - 50)25 (21 - 33)33 (24 - 47)
Senior attending114 (101 - 125)38 (29 - 50)29 (21 - 54)25 (13 - 50)25 (22 - 53)
Empathy scores
  Low-score90 (81 - 92)38 (29 - 50)43 (32 - 50)33 (8 - 54)43 (25 - 50)
  Medium-score112 (106 - 116)50 (38 - 58)43 (36 - 57)35 (21 - 50)43 (32 - 54)
  High-score125 (123 - 127)38 (29 - 50)25 (16 - 55)23 (19 - 58)24 (23 - 55)
  Extremely high-score131 (131 - 133)21 (17 - 79)21 (14 - 79)8 (8 - 42)17 (13 - 67)
Male110 (93 - 118)46 (33 - 54)43 (29 - 54)33 (21 - 50)43 (25 - 53)
Female112 (106 - 117)46 (29 - 58)36 (29 - 57)27 (15 - 46)41 (24 - 53)

 

Table 4. Relationship Between Empathy and Burnout Among ED Providers
 
Overall burnoutPersonal-related burnoutWork-related burnoutPatient-related burnout
ED: emergency department.
Overall empathyr = -0.03
β= -0.02
r = 0.04
β = 0.26
r = -0.05
β = -0.05
r = -0.11
β = -0.23
Perspective takingr = -0.02
β= 0.00
r = 0.05
β = 0.25
r = -0.05
β = -0.22
r = -0.03
β = -0.02
Compassionate carer = -0.01
β= -0.02
r = 0.03
β = 0.20
r = -0.03
β = -0.08
r = -0.10
β = -0.31
Standing in the patients’ shoesr = -0.08
β = -0.07
r = -0.05
β = 0.13
r = -0.08
β = -0.09
r = -0.15
β = -0.30