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Table 2 Reported well-being and job satisfaction among participating GPs

From: Mental well-being and job satisfaction among general practitioners: a nationwide cross-sectional survey in Denmark

 

n

% (95% CI)

Burnout/engagement (MBI)

Emotional exhaustion (EE)

 High (indicative of burnout)

519

30.6 (28.4–32.8)

 Medium

501

29.5 (27.4–31.8)

 Low

677

39.9 (37.6–42.3)

Depersonalisation (DP)

 High (indicative of burnout)

357

21.0 (19.1–23.1)

 Medium

505

29.8 (27.6–32.0)

 Low

835

49.2 (46.8–51.6)

Personal accomplishment (PA)

 Low (indicative of burnout)

621

36.6 (34.3–38.9)

 Medium

810

47.7 (45.3–50.1)

 High

266

15.7 (13.9–17.5)

Overall job satisfaction (WCW-JSS, single item)

 Low (score ≤ 3)

375

22.1 (20.1–24.1)

 Moderate (score 4–5)

564

33.2 (31.0–35.5)

 High (score ≥ 6)

758

44.7 (42.3–47.1)

Perceived stress (PSS-10)

 Score ≥ 18 (indicative of high stress)

345

20.6 (18.7–22.6)

General well-being (WHO-5)

 Poor (score ≤ 50)

312

18.6 (16.8–20.6)

 Moderate

506

30.3 (28.1–32.5)

 Good (score > 70)

855

51.1 (48.7–53.5)

Self-rated health (SF-12, single item)

 Poor

6

0.4 (0.1–0.8)

 Fair

129

7.7 (6.5–9.1)

 Good

545

32.6 (30.3–34.9)

 Very good or excellent

994

59.4 (57.0–61.7)

Work-life balance

 Poor

272

16.2 (14.5–18.1)

 Moderate

743

44.4 (42.0–46.8)

 Good

660

39.4 (37.1–41.8)

Strains in private life

 No

935

56.6 (54.2–59.0)

 A little

419

25.4 (23.3–27.5)

 Some

250

15.1 (13.4–17.0)

 A lot

48

2.9 (2.1–3.8)