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Table 4 Response rates to “Depersonalization” items among after-hours, house call doctors in Australia

From: Burnout among after-hours home visit doctors in Australia

 

Depersonalization items

Never + Few times Per Year (%)

Once per month Or less + Few times per Month (%)

Once Per Week + Few Times per Week + Everyday (%)

Mean: out of 6 (95 %CI)

Standard Error (SE) of Mean

1

Treats patients Impersonally (Valid 140)

114 (85.0)

11 (7.9)

10 (7.2)

0.66 (0.42–.91)

0.12

2

Became Callous to Patients (Valid 140)

122 (86.9)

12 (8.6)

6 (4.3)

0.58 (0.35–.80)

0.11

3

Became Emotionally Hardened (Valid 140)

123 (87.9)

9 (6.4)

8 (5.7)

0.68 (0.45–.90)

0.11

4

Does not care what happens to Patients (Valid 140)

129 (92.1)

5 (3.6)

6 (4.3)

0.41 (0.21–.68)

0.10

5

Feels blamed by Patients (Valid 140)

120 (85.9)

7 (5.0)

13 (9.3)

0.82 (0.56–.07)

0.13

 

TOTALS (%)

613 (87.6)

44 (6.3)

43 (6.1)

3.15