Table 2. Differences in burnout, psychological wellbeing scores, and musculoskeletal complaints between physical activity and sitting status
Physical activity statusaProlonged sittingaBreaks in sittinga
Category Meeting guidelines(n = 123)Not meeting guidelines(n = 283) P value<50% of sitting(n = 145)≥50% of sitting(n = 261) P value≥2 per hour(n = 187)≤1 per hour(n = 219) P value
Burnout, mean (SD)b 2.28 (0.79)2.46 (0.87)0.0462.28 (0.81)2.36 (0.82)0.3612.21 (0.82)2.43 (0.80)0.007
Psychological wellbeing, mean (SD)b 22.87 (3.32)22.21 (3.09)0.06222.95 (3.11)22.51 (3.33)0.19123.26 (3.74)22.15 (2.68)0.001
MSK, n (%)c NSB pain234 (57.6)98 (24.1)109 (26.8)223 (54.9)148 (36.5)184 (45.3)
No NSB pain49 (12.1)25 (6.2)0.47036 (8.9)38 (9.4)0.01039 (9.6)35 (8.6)0.205
Arm pain75 (18.5)40 (9.9)35 (8.6)181 (44.6)48 (11.8)67 (16.5)
No arm pain208 (51.2)83 (20.4)0.216110 (27.1)80 (19.7)0.163139 (34.2)125 (30.8)0.272
Leg pain146 (36.0)56 (13.8)61 (15.0)141 (34.7)86 (21.2)116 (28.6)
No leg pain137 (33.7)67 (16.5)0.26284 (20.7)120 (29.6)0.021101 (24.9)103 (25.4)0.161
  • aMusculoskeletal percentages are calculated from total sample responses: n = 406. bBurnout and psychological wellbeing display means and standard deviations (SDs) following an independent t-test. cMSK variables report frequencies and percentages following χ2 tests. MSK = musculoskeletal. NSB = neck, shoulder, and back.