Table 1 Demographic and pandemic-related work and management characteristics of severe symptoms of exhaustion among Swedish general practitioners (n = 1013)
Variable | N | All | Exhaustion |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1013 | 14.4% | |
Gender | |||
Female | 590 | 58.2% | 16.4% |
Male | 423 | 41.8% | 11.6% |
Hierarchical position | |||
Junior doctor | 313 | 31.7% | 17.0% |
Senior doctor | 675 | 68.3% | 13.8% |
PANDEMIC- RELATED WORK FACTORS | |||
Managing COVID-19 patients | |||
Rarely/No | 254 | 25.1% | 7.8% |
Yes | 756 | 74.9% | 16.7% |
Moral distress | |||
Not stressful | 684 | 68.1% | 11.9% |
Stressful | 320 | 31.9% | 20.1% |
Emotional demands | |||
Unchanged/decreased | 661 | 65.4% | 12.0% |
Increased | 349 | 34.6% | 18.8% |
Excess workload | |||
Unchanged | 655 | 64.7% | 11.5% |
Increased | 358 | 35.3% | 19.9% |
PANDEMIC- RELATED MANAGEMENT FACTORS | |||
Supportive management | |||
Physically present manager | |||
Yes | 893 | 91.1% | 13.5% |
No | 87 | 8.9% | 26.7% |
Supportive manager | |||
Yes | 815 | 86.2% | 12.8% |
No | 130 | 13.8% | 29.1% |
Work environment management | |||
Use staff resources | |||
Neutral/good | 854 | 87.3% | 12.1% |
Fairly/very poor | 124 | 12.7% | 31.7% |
Working conditions | |||
Neutral/good | 748 | 75.9% | 8.9% |
Fairly/very poor | 237 | 24.1% | 33.0% |
Clinical management | |||
Policies on patient prioritisation | |||
Neutral/good | 755 | 77.8% | 10.8% |
Fairly/very poor | 216 | 22.2% | 29.2% |
Treatment guidelines | |||
Neutral/good | 786 | 81.0% | 11.9% |
Fairly/very poor | 184 | 19.0% | 26.7% |