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Table 4 Hierarchical binary logistic regression on potential variables associated with anxiety in physicians from a cancer hospital

From: Doctor, are you healthy? A cross-sectional investigation of oncologist burnout, depression, and anxiety and an investigation of their associated factors

Variables

Block 1a

Block 2a

Block 3a

Block 4a

OR

p-value

OR

p-value

OR

p-value

OR

p-value

Block 1 - Physician characteristics

 Gender (male vs. female)

0.235

< 0.001

0.261

0.001

0.326

0.012

0.410

0.052

 Psychological/psychiatric antecedents

11.041

0.002

10.205

0.003

7.519

0.018

8.188

0.017

 Optimistic personality

  Optimist

1.000

 

1.000

 

1.000

 

1.000

 

  Neither optimist nor pessimist

3.121

0.003

3.808

0.001

2.680

0.023

2.406

0.049

  Pessimist

5.182

0.015

5.804

0.014

3.984

0.082

4.027

0.091

Block 2 - Workplace characteristics

 Main work type

  Clinic

  

1.000

 

1.000

 

1.000

 

  Surgery

  

0.433

0.126

0.632

0.434

0.556

0.326

  Diagnosis

  

0.459

0.107

0.892

0.835

1.056

0.911

  ICU/ED

  

0.518

0.472

0.525

0.520

0.530

0.533

  Anesthesiology

  

1.116

0.907

1.417

0.719

1.223

0.838

Block 3 – Workplace perceived stressors

 Lack of recognition by the hospital

    

1.554

0.366

1.603

0.350

 Lack of recognition by patients/caregivers

    

1.977

0.288

2.638

0.152

 Relationship problems with other health professionals

    

3.144

0.023

3.218

0.023

 Excess of work

    

2.405

0.060

2.396

0.074

 Lack of time

    

1.510

0.417

1.237

0.686

 Institutional rules

    

1.704

0.222

1.756

0.223

Block 4 - Extra-work characteristics

 Leisure activities

  Never/rarely

      

1.000

 

  Moderate

      

0.784

0.610

  Frequent/very frequent

      

0.317

0.164

 Physical activity

  No

      

1.000

 

  Up to 2 times a week

      

0.400

0.093

  More than 2 times a week

      

0.594

0.311

Model Chi-square

35.093

< 0.001

42.442

< 0.001

61.332

< 0.001

67.654

< 0.001

Block Chi-square

35.093

< 0.001

7.349

0.196

18.890

0.004

6.321

0.176

Nagelkerke’s R2

0.229

0.272

0.378

0.412

Change in Nagelkerke’s R2

 

0.043

0.106

0.034

  1. Controlled for age and years of practice in the hospital
  2. a In all blocks there were 44 events of anxiety