Table 2.
Characteristics of 331 clinicians
| Variable | Category | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | < 18 years | 1 | 0.3% |
| 18–24 years | 2 | 0.6% | |
| 25–34 years | 23 | 6.9% | |
| 35–44 years | 60 | 18.1% | |
| 45–54 years | 77 | 23.3% | |
| 55–64 years | 89 | 26.9% | |
| > 65 years | 79 | 23.9% | |
| Gender | Male | 246 | 74.3% |
| Female | 83 | 25.1% | |
| Other | 2 | 0.60% | |
| Type of workplace | Academic hospital | 271 | 81.9% |
| Non-academic hospital | 22 | 6.6% | |
| Non-hospital healthcare setting | 11 | 3.3% | |
| Other workplace | 18 | 5.4% | |
| Combination of different workplaces | 9 | 2.7% | |
| Country of work | Argentina | 1 | 0.3% |
| Australia | 11 | 3.3% | |
| Austria | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Belgium | 7 | 2.1% | |
| Brazil | 4 | 1.2% | |
| Canada | 23 | 6.9% | |
| China | 2 | 0.6% | |
| Colombia | 2 | 0.6% | |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Finland | 1 | 0.3% | |
| France | 11 | 3.3% | |
| Germany | 8 | 2.4% | |
| Greece | 3 | 0.9% | |
| India | 13 | 3.9% | |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Iran | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Israel | 4 | 1.2% | |
| Italy | 16 | 4.8% | |
| Japan | 2 | 0.6% | |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0.9% | |
| Mexico | 2 | 0.6% | |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Norway | 4 | 1.2% | |
| Palestine | 2 | 0.6% | |
| Peru | 2 | 0.6% | |
| Romania | 2 | 0.6% | |
| South Africa | 5 | 1.5% | |
| Spain | 9 | 2.7% | |
| Sweden | 8 | 2.4% | |
| Switzerland | 8 | 2.4% | |
| Tanzania | 2 | 0.6% | |
| Thailand | 1 | 0.3% | |
| The Netherlands | 32 | 9.7% | |
| Turkey | 4 | 1.2% | |
| Uganda | 3 | 0.9% | |
| UK | 56 | 16.9% | |
| USA | 64 | 19.3% | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Multiple countries | 6 | 1.8% | |
| Medical specialist | Yes | 307 | 92.7% |
| No | 24 | 7.3% | |
| Medical specialty | Allergy and immunologyd | 1 | 0.3% |
| Anesthesiologyd | 6 | 2.0% | |
| Cardiologyd | 15 | 4.9% | |
| Cardiothoracic surgeryc | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Chemical pathology and metabolic medicined | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Clinical geneticsd | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Clinical pharmacologyd | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Dermatologyd | 3 | 1.0% | |
| Emergency medicined | 6 | 2.0% | |
| Endocrinologyd | 11 | 3.6% | |
| Family medicined | 4 | 1.3% | |
| Gastroenterologyd | 8 | 2.6% | |
| Geriatricsd | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Hematologyd | 6 | 2.0% | |
| Hepatologyd | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Infectious diseasesd | 15 | 4.9% | |
| Intensive care medicined | 4 | 1.3% | |
| Internal medicined | 16 | 5.2% | |
| Medical oncologyd | 21 | 6.8% | |
| Medical ethicsd | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Nephrologyd | 8 | 2.6% | |
| Neurologyd | 14 | 4.6% | |
| Neurosurgeryc | 5 | 1.6% | |
| Obstetrics and gynecologyc | 11 | 3.6% | |
| Ophthalmologyc | 4 | 1.3% | |
| Orthopedicsc | 2 | 0.7% | |
| Otorhinolaryngologyc | 4 | 1.3% | |
| Pathologyd | 2 | 0.7% | |
| Pediatricsd | 12 | 3.9% | |
| Physical medicine and rehabilitationd | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Psychiatryd | 3 | 1.0% | |
| Public healthd | 5 | 1.6% | |
| Pulmonologyd | 22 | 7.2% | |
| Radiation oncologyd | 7 | 2.3% | |
| Rheumatologyd | 11 | 3.6% | |
| Surgery, generalc | 7 | 2.3% | |
| Surgery, oncologicc | 8 | 2.6% | |
| Surgery, pediatricc | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Surgery, transplantc | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Surgery, vascularc | 4 | 1.3% | |
| Urologyc | 4 | 1.3% | |
| Multiple non-surgical specialties | 38 | 12.4% | |
| Multiple surgical specialties | 8 | 2.6% | |
| Non-surgical and surgical specialty | 2 | 0.7% | |
| Years of clinical experience as medical doctora | < 5 years | 12 | 3.6% |
| 5–10 years | 30 | 9.1% | |
| > 10 years | 288 | 87.3% | |
| Current number of working days in clinical practice per weekb | 0 | 40 | 12.1% |
| 1 | 24 | 7.3% | |
| 2 | 48 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | 31 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | 22 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | 117 | 35.3% | |
| 6 | 25 | 7.6% | |
| 7 | 17 | 5.1% |
aNot filled in by 1 respondent
bNot filled in by 7 respondents
cSurgical specialty
dNon-surgical specialty