Research Article

The Relationship between Burnout and Intention to Leave Work among Midwives: The Long-Lasting Impacts of COVID-19

Table 1

The relationship between burnout and the intention to leave the job with demographic characteristics (number = 88).

VariablesParticipants (%)Emotional exhaustion (%)p valueDepersonalization (%)p valuePersonal/accomplishmentIntention to leave the job (%)p value
LOWMODHIGHLOWMODHIGHHIGHLOWMODHIGH

Marital status
 Single(38.6)(33.3)(58.8)(40)NS(36)(38.9)(45)NS(38.6)(37.5)(40.5)(33.3)NS
 Married(61.4)(66.7)(41.7)(60)(64)(61.1)(55)(61.4)(62.5)(59.5)(66.7)

Work experience
 1–5(50.0)(46.2)(68.8)(40)NS(42.9)(66.7)(52.6)NS(50)(48.7)(52.4)(40)NS
 6–10(14.0)(18.5)00(14.3)(16.7)(10.5)(14)(12.8)(16.7)0
 11–20(25.6)(24.6)(25)(40)(28.6)(16.7)(26.3)(25.6)(25.6)(26.2)(20)
 ≥21(10.5)(10.8)(6.3)(20)(14.3)0(10.5)(10.4)(12.8)(4.8)(40)

Age (year)
 23–25(20.5)(19.7)(17.6)(40)NS(14)(44.4)(15)NS(20.5)(15)(26.2)(16.7)NS
 26–35(47.7)(47)(58.8)(20)(22)(44.4)(60)(47.7)(47.5)(47.6)(50)
 36–45(22.7)(24.2)(17.6)(20)(30)(11.1)(15)(22.7)(25)(23.8)0
 ≥46(9.1)(9.1)(5.9)(20)(12)0(10)(9.1)(12.5)(2.4)(33.3)

Hospital ward
 Emergency(18.2)(19.7)(11.8)(20)NS(18)(16.7)(20)NS(18.2)(20)(14.3)(33.3)0.020
 Elective(11.4)(10.6)(17.6)0(12)(5.6)(15)(11.4)(12.5)(11.9)0
 Delivery(45.5)(45.5)(35.3)(80)(50)(44.4)(35)(45.4)(55)(38.1)(33.3)
 Postpartum(19.3)(21.2)(17.6)0(16)(33.3)(15)(19.3)(10)(31)0
 COVID-19(5.6)(3)(17.6)0(4)0(15)(5.7)(2.5)(4.8)(33.3)

Type of employment
 Formal(28.5)(30.4)(17.6)(40)NS(36)(5.6)(30)0.035(28.4)(35)(21.4)(33.3)NS
 Contractual(12.5)(16.7)00(16)(16.7)0(12.5)(17.5)(9.5)0
 Special contract(17)(13.6)(19.4)(20)(14)(11.1)(30)(17)(10)(19)(50)
 Commitment(42)(39.4)(52.9)(40)(34)(66.7)(40)(42)(37.5)(50)(16.7)

Type of shift working
 Fixed(13.6)(16.7)(5.9)0NS(20)(5.9)(5)NS(13.6)(25)(2.4)(16.7)0.011
 Rotational(86.4)(83.3)(94.1)(100)(80)(94.4)(95)(86.4)(75)(97.6)(83.3)

Chi-square test.