3.3.2. Independent Variables

The following variables were used to predict the burnout: (a) sex (male/female), (b) age (<30 years, 31–40 years, 41–50 years, 51–60 years and >60 years), (c) professional category (nurse, doctor, clinical assistant and others), (d) perception of need for psychological/psychiatric treatment (yes/no), (e) perception about the need to incorporate psychological/psychiatric treatment (yes/no), (f) perception about whether they think they will need psychological/psychiatric treatment in the future (yes/no), (g) if they feel that the lack of PPE may be affecting their level of stress or anxiety (yes/no).
