Comparison between Family Physicians Recruited from the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians and Family Physicians Randomly Selected from Spanish Primary Health Care Centers
| Parameter | Values for SEMERGEN Members (n = 278) | Values for Spanish Primary Health Care Centers (n = 114) | t Statistic for χ2 Test | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | 0.90 | 0.34 | ||
| Female | 139 (50) | 63 (55.3) | ||
| Male | 139 (50) | 51 (44.7) | ||
| Age, mean (SD) | 49.3 (11.2) | 51.8 (9.1) | −2.3 | 0.02 |
| Professional expertise (y), mean (SD) | 22.3 (11.2) | 24.8 (9.3) | −2.3 | 0.03 |
| MBI, mean (SD) | ||||
| Emotional Exhaustion | 31.4 (20.9) | 30.0 (20.6) | 0.6 | 0.55 |
| Personal Accomplishment | 56.6 (21.0) | 56.3 (21.2) | 0.1 | 0.90 |
| Depersonalization | 18.1 (20.6) | 14.2 (15.8) | 2.0 | 0.05 |
SEMERGEN, Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians; SD, standard deviation; MBI, Maslach Burnout Inventory.