Burnout syndrome among nephrologists - a burning issue – results of the countrywide survey by the Polish Society of Nephrology

Table 3 Comparison of burnout intensity (median score (IQ range)) in three studied dimensions in Polish nephrologists working mostly in dialysis units and those working in other settings

Burnout dimension	Dialysis units N = 54	Other settings N = 117	P value^a
Personal accomplishment	13 (11.5–15)	15 (12–16)	0.0175
Depersonalization	7 (4–10)	7 (2.5–10)	0.6757
Emotional exhaustion	11 (6.5–14)	10 (6–13)	0.6139

^a adjusted for sex, time of professional experience, hours of work/week and use of the holiday leave in the linear regression analysis

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