Table 1.
Sample description
| Gender | 18 male 12 female | |
| Family status | 29 in partnership 1 not in partnership | |
| Religious denomination | None | 8 (27%) |
| Catholic | 5 (16%) | |
| Protestant | 17 (57%) | |
| Years of professional experience | N = | 30 |
| Mean | 23 years | |
| Median | 23 years | |
| Min. Max. | 4.0–42.0 years | |
| Personal spirituality as source for strength to overcome hardships | Not at all | 2 (6.7%) |
| A little bit | 13 (43.3%) | |
| Considerably | 7 (23.3%) | |
| A lot | 8 (26.7%) | |
| Importance of spirituality for one’s own life | Not at all | 2 (6.7%) |
| A little bit | 12 (40.6%) | |
| Considerably | 8 (26.7%) | |
| A lot | 8 (26.7%) | |
| Importance of Spirituality for one’s own health | Not at all | 3 (10.3%) |
| A little bit | 10 (34.5%) | |
| Considerably | 13 (44.8%) | |
| A lot | 3 (10.3%) | |
| I know what I can draw strength and energy from | Not at all | 0 (–) |
| Not quite true | 1 (3.3%) | |
| Rather true | 15 (50.0%) | |
| Exactly | 14 (46.7%) | |
| I regularly take time to make use of my sources of strength | Not at all | 0 (–) |
| Not quite true | 9 (30.0%) | |
| Rather true | 12 (40.6%) | |
| Exactly | 9 (30.0%) | |
| Personal spirituality (index) | N = | 29 |
| Missing | 1 | |
| Mean | 9.5 | |
| SD | 3.07 | |
| Median | 9 | |
| Q1 Q3 | 7–12 | |
| Min. Max. | 5.0–15.0 | |
| Affiliation to spiritual community | No | 15 (50.0%) |
| Yes | 15 (50.0%) | |
| Spirituality experienced as burdensome | Never | 11 (36.7%) |
| Rarely | 18 (60.0%) | |
| Often | 1 (3.3%) | |
| Very often | 0 (–) | |