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

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Table 3 Pearson’s correlation of the PHQ-9 sum score, PHQ-9 percentile, PSQ-20 subscales and the MBI dimensions

		[a]	[b]	[c]	[d]	[e]	[f]	[g]	[h]	[i]^d
PHQ-9 sum score (0–27)	r	.83^a	.72^a	.67^a	.64^a	.51^a	.73^a	.53^a	.38^a	.23^a
PHQ-9 sum score (0–27)	n	202	205	204	204	204	199	201	204	208
PHQ-9: percentile [a] ^c	r		.66^a	.65^a	.62^a	.50^a	.70^a	.52^a	.38^a	.26^a
PHQ-9: percentile [a] ^c	n		200	199	199	199	194	195	198	202
PSQ-20 scale: worries (0–1) [b]	r			.73^a	.72^a	.66^a	.88^a	.57^a	.36^a	.19^a
PSQ-20 scale: worries (0–1) [b]	n			206	206	206	202	201	203	207
PSQ-20 scale: tension (0–1) [c]	r				.76^a	.72^a	.92^a	.57^a	.43^a	.24^a
PSQ-20 scale: tension (0–1) [c]	n				205	205	202	200	202	206
PSQ-20 scale: joy (0–1) [d]	r					.56^a	.87^a	.60^a	.56^a	.30^a
PSQ-20 scale: joy (0–1) [d]	n					205	202	200	202	206
PSQ-20 scale: demands(0–1) [e]	r						.84^a	.51^a	.31^a	.15^b
PSQ-20 scale: demands(0–1) [e]	n						202	201	203	206
PSQ-20 scale: sum score (0–1) [f]	r							.64^a	.47^a	.27^a
PSQ-20 scale: sum score (0–1) [f]	n							196	198	201
MBI-EE [g]	r								.34^a	.54^a
MBI-EE [g]	n								200	203
MBI –PA (reverse) [h]	r									.32^a
MBI –PA (reverse) [h]	n									205

Note.r = Pearson’s correlation coefficient: .0–.20: no correlation .20–.40: mild correlation .40–.60: moderate correlation >.60: high correlation >.80: strong correlation ^a. Level of significance: 0.01 (2-sided).^b. Level of significance: 0.05 (2-sided). ^ccompared to the general population (age- and gender-standardised). ^d [i] Maslach Burnout Inventory Depersonalisation Scale (MBI-DP). PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9. PSQ-20: Perceived Stress Questionnaire-20. MBI: MBI-EE: Dimension of the Maslach Burnout Inventory “Emotional Exhaustion”. MBI-PA: Dimension of the Maslach Burnout Inventory “Personal Accomplishment

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