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Table 2 Depression (PHQ-9), stress (PSQ-20) and burnout (MBI) among postgraduate trainees in GP

From: Mental health of postgraduate trainees in primary care: a cross-sectional study

 

n (%)

M (SD)

Md (IQR)

Level of depression (PHQ-9)

 PHQ-9 sum score (0–27)

208 (98.6)

5.4 (3.4)

5 (3; 7)

 None (0)

3 (1.4)

  

 Minimal [1,2,3,4]

89 (42.2)

  

 Mild [5,6,7,8,9]

93 (44.1)

  

 Moderate [10,11,12,13,14]

20 (9.5)

  

 Moderately severe [15,16,17,18,19]

3 (1.4)

  

 Severe [20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27]

  

 Major depression (%)

8 (3.8)

  

 Other depression (%)

9 (4.3)

  

Level of perceived stress (PSQ-20)

 worries

208 (98.6)

0.3 (0.2)

0.3 (0.1; 0.4)

 tension

207 (98.1)

0.4 (0.2)

0.5 (0.3; 0.6)

 joy

207 (98.1)

0.6 (0.2)

0.6 (0.5; 0.8)

 demands

207 (98.1)

0.5 (0.2)

0.5 (0.4; 0.7)

 sum score

202 (95.7)

0.4 (0.2)

0.4 (0.3; 0.6)

Level of feeling burnout (MBI)

 MBI-EE

204 (96.7)

22.3 (9.8)

21 (15; 29)

 MBI-DP

210 (99.5)

8.1 (5.2)

7 (4; 11)

 MBI-PA

206 (97.6)

39.7 (5.6)

41 (36; 44)

  1. Note.PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9, PSQ-20 Perceived Stress Questionnaire-20, MBI Maslach Burnout Inventory, MBI-EE Dimension of the MBI “Emotional Exhaustion”. MBI-DP Dimension of the MBI “Depersonalisation”, MBI-PA Dimension of the MBI “Personal Accomplishment”, M mean, SD standard deviation, Md median, IQR interquartile range