Burnout, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Family Physicians in Kansas Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Table 1.

Respondents' Characteristics (n = 113)

Characteristics	All Respondents
Gender, no. (%)
Male	53 (46.9)
Female	43 (38.1)
Prefer to not answer	1 (0.9)
Missing^*	16 (14.2)
Age	(n = 95)
Mean (SD), y	48.4 (11.9)
Median	49
Minimum	28
Maximum	70
Year in clinical practice	(n = 88)
Mean (SD), y	16.7 (11.8)
Median	17.5
Minimum	<1
Maximum	44
Kansas county where the physicians primarily practiced, no. (%)
Butler	5 (4.4)
Saline	6 (5.3)
Sedgwick	39 (34.5)
All other counties	45 (39.8)
Missing^*	18 (15.9)
Cared for preventive or confirmed COVID-19 patients, no. (%)
Yes	91 (80.5)
No	22 (19.5)

↵* The number of participants who completed the survey but did not provide an answer to this specific question.
SD, standard deviation.

Table 2.

Number and Places Where COVID-19 Patients Were Treated (n = 91)^*

Measure	Participants
COVID-19 patients treated
Mean (SD)	5.7 (10.9)
Median	2
Minimum	1
Maximum	75
Places where COVID-19 patients treated, no. (%)
In office	24 (26.4)
At the hospital	35 (38.5)
Via telehealth	13 (14.3)
Emergency room	1 (1.1)
Long-term care facility	1 (1.1)
Other	2 (2.2)
Missing^†	15 (16.5)

↵* Table included only physicians who treated COVID-19 patients.
↵† The number of participants who completed the survey but did not provide an answer to this specific question.
SD, standard deviation.

Table 3.

Odds Ratios for Independent Variables and Whether Physician Cared for Presumptive or Confirmed COVID-19 (n = 113)

Variables	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P Value
Gender (n = 95)
Male vs female	1.58 (0.58 to 4.32)	>0.05
Age (for each additional year older) (n = 95)	1.01 (0.92 to 1.06)	>0.05
Years in clinical practice (for each additional year in practice) (n = 88)	1.02 (0.97 to 1.06)	>0.05
DASS-21
Depression (n = 97)	1.12 (0.94 to 1.34)	>0.05
Anxiety (n = 98)	1.23 (0.83 to 1.83)	>0.05
Stress (n = 99)	1.13 (1.01 to 1.27)	0.032
Manifestations of burnout (n = 101)
Burned out versus not burned out	3.96 (1.38 to 11.36)	0.011
Emotional exhaustion (n = 101)
High score	3.21 (1.01 to 10.10)	0.042
Moderate score	0.98 (0.27 to 3.60)	>0.05
Low score	Reference	—
Depersonalization (n = 101)
High score	2.74 (0.82 to 9.30)	>0.05
Moderate score	2.84 (0.57 to 14.08)	>0.05
Low score	Reference	—