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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (N = 294 General practitioners)

From: To be or not to be empathic: the combined role of empathic concern and perspective taking in understanding burnout in general practice

 

Men

Women

Total sample

 

Variable

M/n (%)

SD

M/n (%)

SD

M/n (%)

SD

Mdn

Range

t/X2

p

d/V b

Gender

151 (51)

 

143 (49)

 

294

   

2.18

< 0.001

 

Age

53.51

8.69

48.35

9.40

51.00

9.39

52

27–75

4.90

< 0.001

0.57

Living alone

14 (9)

 

42 (29)

 

56 (19)

   

19.24

< 0.001

0.26

Years of clinical experience

25.58

9.19

19.85

9.77

22.80

9.87

25

1–50

5.19

< 0.001

0.61

Number of consultation/week

97.91

32.26

85.63

30.74

91.93

32.07

90

20–200

3.34

< 0.001

0.39

Length of consultation

           

  < 16 min

50 (33)

 

32 (22)

 

82 (28)

   

5.12

0.077

0.13

  16-20 min

76 (50)

 

77 (54)

 

153 (52)

   

5.12

0.077

0.13

  > 20 min

25 (17)

 

34 (24)

 

59 (20)

   

5.12

0.077

0.13

Burnout levels a

           

  Low

49 (33)

 

39 (27)

 

88 (30)

   

0.94

0.63

0.06

  Average

97 (64)

 

99 (69)

 

196 (67)

   

0.94

0.63

0.06

  High

5 (3)

 

5 (4)

 

10 (3)

   

0.94

0.63

0.06

  1. aLevels according to the MBI manual guidelines. bEffect sizes for the comparison across genders, Cohen’s d or Cramer’s V.