Factors Affecting Burnout and Job Satisfaction of Physicians at Public and Private Hospitals: A Comparative Analysis

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Table 1 Socio-Demographical Characteristics of the Participants

Gender	Frequency (f)	Percentage (%)
Female	82	51.3
Male	78	48.7
Age	Frequency (f)	Percentage (%)
21–25 years old	16	10.0
26–30 years old	71	44.4
31–35 years old	12	7.5
36–40 years old	8	5.0
41 years and older	53	33.1
Marital Status	Frequency (f)	Percentage (%)
Married	110	68.8
Single	50	31.2
Number of Children	Frequency (f)	Percentage (%)
0	51	31.9
1	77	48.1
2	26	16.3
3	6	3.7
Work Situation	Frequency (f)	Percentage (%)
Daytime Only	54	33.7
Night and Day	106	66.3
Professional Experience	Frequency (f)	Percentage (%)
0–5 years	57	35.6
6–10 years	35	21.9
11–15 years	11	6.9
15 years and above	57	35.6
Institution Type	Frequency (f)	Percentage (%)
Private	74	46.3
Public	86	53.7

Note: Frequency (f): total number.

Table 2 Mean and Standard Deviation Values of the Scales

Scales	Mean (X)	Standard Deviation (sd)
Maslach Burnout Scale	3.7716	0.11890
Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale	2.3594	0.10760

Note: Mean (X): the average score of the scale.

Table 3 T-Test Analysis of Physicians’ Burnout/Job Satisfaction Levels for the Gender Variable According to Institution Type

	Gender	Public Hospital					Private Hospital
		N	X	sd	f	p	N	X	sd	f	p
Job Satisfaction	Female	46	2.2742	0.4957	−0.095	0.924	36	4.3537	0.1170	0.276	0.493
	Male	40	2.2695	0.5247			38	4.3654	0.0971
Burnout	Female	46	3.7677	0.1226	0.000	0.676	36	2.2566	0.5535	3.00	0.003*
	Male	40	3.7756	0.1154			38	2.1116	0.5594

Note: *p<0.05.

Table 4 T-Test Analysis of Physicians’ Burnout/Job Satisfaction Levels for the Marital Status Variable According to Institution Type

	Marital Status	Public Hospital					Private Hospital
		N	X	sd	f	p	N	X	sd	f	p
Job Satisfaction	Married	50	4.3859	0.1131	0.340	0.018*	60	4.4331	0.6429	1.01	0.311
	Single	36	4.3490	0.0882			14	4.6065	0.6789
Burnout	Married	50	3.7508	0.1174	0.084	0.001*	60	3.1937	0.7258	−1.93	0.054
	Single	36	3.8173	0.1100			14	3.3181	0.7664

Note: *p<0.05.

Table 5 T-Test Analysis of Physicians’ Burnout/Job Satisfaction Levels for the Work Situation Variable According to Institution Type

	Work Situation	Public Hospital					Private Hospital
		N	X	sd	f	p	N	X	sd	f	p
Job Satisfaction	Daytime	25	4.3574	0.11049	0.099	0.869	29	4.7240	0.99061	0.907	0.375
	Night and day	61	4.3604	0.10662			45	4.8434	0.71612
Burnout	Daytime	25	3.7508	0.11195	1.817	0.115	29	2.2762	0.59921	1.188	0.113
	Night and day	61	3.7822	0.12144			45	2.6766	0.18801

Table 6 T-Test Analysis of Physicians’ Burnout/Job Satisfaction Levels According to Institution Type

	Institution Type	N	X	sd	f	p
Job Satisfaction	Public	86	3.0585	0.63228	−3.431	0.001*
	Private	74	3.2017	0.66224
Burnout	Public	86	2.2718	0.50911	2.094	0.036*
	Private	74	2.1993	0.55992

Note: *p<0.05.

Table 7 One-Way Test of Variance (ANOVA) Results for Physicians’ Burnout and Job Satisfaction Levels by Age, Number of Children, and Years of Experience

			Burnout				Job Satisfaction
Age	N		X	sd	F	p	X	sd	F	p
	Public	Private
21–25	9	7	3.79	0.0845	1.089	0.364	4.37	0.0631	1.941	0.002*
26–30	44	27	3.78	0.1300			4.36	0.1150
31–35	6	6	3.73	0.1494			4.40	0.0949
36–40	5	3	3.78	0.1052			4.28	0.1437
41>	35	18	3.75	0.1189			4.34	0.1002
Number of Children	N		X	sd	F	p	X	sd	F	p
	Public	Private
0	20	31	3.80	0.1293	3.093	0.029*	4.37	0.1154	0.932	0.427
1	44	33	3.74	0.1081			4.34	0.0979
2	15	11	3.77	0.1164			4.35	0.1174
3	4	2	3.71	0.1062			4.36	0.1169
Experience	N		X	sd	F	p	X	sd	F	p
	Public	Private
0–5 years	26	31	3.79	0.1149	1.542	0.206	4.38	0.0954	3.275	0.023*
6–10 years	25	10	3.77	0.1287			4.33	0.1121
11–15 years	9	2	3.71	0.1649			4.40	0.1136
15>	35	22	3.75	0.1041			4.33	0.1089

Note: *p<0.05.

Table 8 Correlation Analysis

		Burnout	Minnesota Job Satisfaction
Burnout	Pearson Correlation	1	−0.203*
	Sig. (2-tailed)		0.010
	N	160	160
Minnesota job satisfaction	Pearson Correlation	−0.203*	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.010
	N	160	160

Note: *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).