Table 5. Correlations between burnout, its subscales and factors
Factors Burnout Professional Efficacy   Emotional Exhaustion   Depersonalisation  
correlation p-value df correlation p-value df correlation p-value df correlation p-value df
Year -0.055 0.203 3 0.083 0.652 6 0.063 0.131 6 0.029 0.501 6
GPA -0.119* 0.002 3 0.234 <0.001 6 -0.053 0.265 6 -0.112* 0.017 6
Gender -0.139* 0.003 1 0.104* 0.020 2 -0.064 0.153 2 0.059 0.200 2
Depression screening (PHQ9) 0.294* <0.001 2 -0.273* <0.001 4 0.469* <0.001 4 0.411* <0.001 4

*Statistically significant with p<0.005, Spearman correlation, Kendall’s tau-b correlation, df = degree of freedom

Int J Med Educ. 2019; 10:223-229; doi: 10.5116/ijme.5dc6.8228