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Table 3 Univariable linear regression analysis of potential determinants of burnout syndrome amongst 143 nurses who were assessed for burnout syndrome from January to March 2018 in Cameroon

From: Determinants of burnout syndrome among nurses in Cameroon

Variables

Coefficient

Intercept

95% CI

p value

Age

− 0.15

42.66

− 0.32, 0.02

0.083

Gender (female/male)

− 0.98

39.02

− 2.98, 1.02

0.334

Marital status (married/single)

− 0.39

38.56

− 2.28, 1.51

0.687

Personal relationship (yes/no)

2.31

37.04

0.28, 4.33

0.026

Difficulties in personal relationships (yes/no)

0.66

38.41

− 1.81, 3.14

0.597

Number of children

− 0.17

38.16

− 0.84, 0.50

0.615

Hospital of practice (private/state-owned)

1.22

37.86

− 0.90, 3.33

0.258

Number of hours spent in hospital

0.03

37.93

− 0.06, 0.13

0.488

Monthly income in USD

0.001

38.80

− 0.02, 0.03

0.921

Sufficient monthly income (yes/no)

0.51

38.42

− 2.87, 3.88

0.767

Majority of shifts (day/night)

− 0.38

38.55

− 2.74, 1.99

0.752

Number of night shifts a week

0.61

37.08

− 0.09, 1.31

0.085

Regret of career choice (yes/no)

0.44

38.21

− 2.11, 2.99

0.733

Recreational drug use (yes/no)

3.98

38.16

− 0.35, 8.31

0.071

Presence of chronic illness (yes/no)

− 0.97

38.56

− 3.89, 1.94

0.511

Alcohol consumption (yes/no)

0.70

37.99

− 1.20, 2.61

0.466

Quantity of alcohol consumed

0.82

37.02

− 0.72, 2.35

0.289