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Table 2 Impact of call on resident wellness factors, burnout, and sleepa

From: The association between objectively-measured activity, sleep, call responsibilities, and burnout in a resident cohort

  

Call

 

Self-reported Burnout

 

Cohort

N = 28

High Call

N = 11

Low Call

N = 17

P valueb

Symptoms

N = 6

No symptoms

N = 22

P valueb

Gender F, N (%)

14 (50)

5 (46)

9 (53)

1.000

6 (100)

8 (36)

0.016

Call group highc, N (%)

11 (39.3)

–

–

–

3 (50)

8 (36)

0.653

Wellness factorsd, mean (SD)

Professional Fulfillment

2.6 (0.8)

2.6 (0.7)

2.6 (0.8)

0.857

–

–

–

Appreciation

2.8 (0.8)

3.1 (0.7)

2.6 (0.8)

0.106

–

–

–

Values Alignment

2.4 (0.9)

2.4 (0.5)

2.4 (0.9)

0.933

–

–

–

Training Satisfaction

2.1 (0.9)

2.2 (1.0)

2.0 (0.9)

0.607

–

–

–

Peer Support

2.1 (0.8)

2.2 (0.7)

2.0 (0.8)

0.776

–

–

–

Emotional Exhaustion

2.6 (0.7)

2.7 (0.7)

2.5 (0.7)

0.399

–

–

–

Interpersonal Disengagement

2.2 (0.7)

2.3 (0.7)

2.1 (0.7)

0.418

–

–

–

Negative Impact of Work on Personal Relationships

3.0 (1.1)

3.4 (0.9)

2.7 (1.2)

0.161

–

–

–

Sleep Quality

2.8 (0.8)

2.9 (0.9)

2.8 (0.8)

0.679

–

–

–

Self-reported Burnout groupe, N (%)

6 (21.4)

3 (27)

3 (18)

0.653

–

–

–

Asleep (min), mean (SD)

362.4 (97.9)

386.6 (60.8)

346.8 (114.8)

0.303

391.3 (42.6)

354.5 (107.6)

0.424

Time awake (min) in bed, mean (SD)

23.3 (21.0)

19.2 (10.1)

26.0 (25.8)

0.415

20.3 (6.9)

24.1 (23.5)

0.700

Times awakened, N (%)

11.0 (4.9)

10.6 (5.4)

11.3 (4.7)

0.700

11.9 (4.5)

10.8 (5.1)

0.657

Time in bed (min), mean (SD)

387.1 (94.5)

406.6 (58.0)

374.5 (111.9)

0.391

412.7 (45.9)

380.1 (103.6)

0.464

Resting heart rate (bpm), mean (SD)

67.1 (6.2)

66.9 (5.5)

67.2 (6.7)

0.904

71.6 (3.6)

65.9 (6.2)

0.044

  1. aData tracked using Fitbit Charge HRâ„¢ and Survey 2
  2. bStudent T-test for continuous variables and Fischer’s Exact test for categorical variables
  3. cHigh call load categorized as greater than or equal to 7 days of in house call or 24 days of home call in past 4 weeks
  4. dLikert scale: values for each item were set to score ‘high burnout’ or a negative response as the highest value (5) and ‘low burnout’ or a positive response (1)
  5. eBurnout describes self-reported burnout symptoms or a score of ≥3
  6. Abbreviations: bpm, beats per minute; F, female; min, minutes; SD, standard deviation