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Table 1 Characteristics of the participating general practitioners, stratified by low and high strain due to chronic stress

From: Chronic stress, work-related daily challenges and medicolegal investigations: a cross-sectional study among German general practitioners

 

All GPs

(n = 214)

GPs with low strain due to chronic stress (n = 53)

GPs with high strain due to chronic stress

(n = 56)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

141 (65.9)

33 (62.3)

38 (67.9)

 Female

73 (34.1)

20 (37.7)

18 (32.1)

Age, mean ± SD (range)

51.8 ± 8.7 (27–74)

52.1 ± 9.5 (27–71)

51.2 ± 9.0 (33–65)

Physician in GP training, n (%)

 Yes

7 (3.3)

2 (3.8)

2 (3.6)

 No

207 (3.3)

51 (96.2)

54 (96.4)

Marital status, n (%)

 Single

16 (7.5)

5 (9.4)

4 (7.3)

 Married

188 (88.7)

43 (81.1)

50 (90.9)

 Divorced

8 (3.8)

5 (9.4)

1 (1.8)

Number of persons in household, n (%)

  ≤ 3

145 (67.8)

38 (71.7)

41 (73.2)

  ≥ 4

69 (32.2)

15 (28.3)

15 (26.8)

Employment status, n (%)

 Self-employed

185 (87.3)

44 (86.3)

48 (85.7)

 Employed

27 (12.7)

7 (13.7)

8 (14.3)

Employment level, n (%)

 Full-time

190 (90.5)

45 (88.2)

52 (94.5)

 Part-time

20 (9.5)

6 (11.8)

3 (5.5)

Working hours per week, n (%)

  ≤39 h

52 (24.4)

20 (38.5)

10 (17.9)

 40–59 h

116 (54.5)

22 (42.3)

25 (44.6)

  ≥ 60 h

45 (21.1)

10 (19.2)

21 (37.5)

Practice type, n (%)

 Solo practice

53 (25.1)

17 (32.7)

16 (29.1)

 Group practice

158 (74.9)

35 (67.3)

39 (70.9)

Work experience, mean ± SD (range)

 Years in job

23.0 ± 9.2 (1–44)

23.2 ± 10.2 (1–44)

22.8 ± 9.2 (4–37)

 Years in current practice

14.3 ± 9.4 (0–37)

15.9 ± 10.7 (0–37)

14.3 ± 9.0 (0–32)

  1. Percentages and mean values are reported for valid cases