Table 1.
Socio-demographic and work-related variables
| Variable | N = 1485 (unless otherwise specified) |
|---|---|
| Age (n=1484) | 38.0 [33.0-46.0] |
| Gender | |
| Male | 887 (59.7) |
| Female | 596 (40.1) |
| Non-Binary | 2 (0.1) |
| Language | |
| French | 490 (33.0) |
| German | 877 (59.1) |
| Italian | 118 (7.9) |
| Employment in % | 100.0 [80.0–100.0] |
| Working hours per week (n=1439) | 42.0 [36.0–45.0] |
| Night shifts per month (n=1478) | 6.0 [4.0–7.0] |
| Experience | 12.0 [6.0–20.0] |
| Title | |
| BLS driver/volunteer | 22 (1.5) |
| EMT | 103 (6.9) |
| Paramedic* | 1283 (86.4) |
| Other | 77 (5.2) |
| Description of «Other» title (n=77) | |
| Instructor | 1 (1.3) |
| Emergency dispatcher | 6 (7.8) |
| Emergency dispatcher and specialization in emergency care | 1 (1.3) |
| HEMS technical crew | 1 (1.3) |
| Managerial function | 7 (9.1) |
| Nurse | 1 (1.3) |
| Physician | 3 (3.9) |
| Specialized nurse (anaesthesiology, ICU or emergency care) | 6 (7.8) |
| Trainee EMT | 1 (1.3) |
| Trainee paramedic | 44 (57.1) |
| Not specified | 6 (7.8) |
| Canton | |
| Aargau | 65 (4.4) |
| Appenzell Inner Rhine** | 2 (0.1) |
| Appenzell Outer Rhine** | 11 (0.7) |
| Basel-City | 60 (4.0) |
| Basel-Landschaft** | 27 (1.8) |
| Bern | 211 (14.2) |
| Fribourg | 58 (3.9) |
| Geneva | 96 (6.5) |
| Glarus** | 1 (0.1) |
| Grisons | 85 (5.7) |
| Jura** | 15 (1.0) |
| Liechtenstein **† | 8 (0.5) |
| Lucerne** | 14 (0.9) |
| Neuchâtel | 62 (4.2) |
| Nidwalden** | 3 (0.2) |
| Obwalden** | 2 (0.1) |
| Schaffhausen** | 21 (1.4) |
| Schwyz** | 31 (2.1) |
| Solothurn** | 41 (2.8) |
| St. Gallen** | 39 (2.6) |
| Thurgau** | 15 (1.0) |
| Ticino | 103 (6.9) |
| Uri** | 16 (1.1) |
| Valais | 92 (6.2) |
| Vaud | 171 (11.5) |
| Zug** | 12 (0.8) |
| Zurich | 224 (15.1) |
| Canton collapsed by population size | |
| Over One Million | 435 (29.3) |
| 500,000 to one million | 275 (18.5) |
| 250,000 to 500,000 | 446 (30.0) |
| Less than 250,000 | 329 (22.2) |
| Relationship status | |
| Single | 274 (18.5) |
| In a stable relationship | 473 (31.9) |
| Married | 621 (41.8) |
| Divorced | 82 (5.5) |
| Widowed | 24 (1.6) |
| Other | 11 (0.7) |
| Partner working as a healthcare professional | |
| Yes | 571 (38.5) |
| No | 749 (50.4) |
| Not applicable | 165 (11.1) |
| Children | |
| Yes | 755 (50.8) |
| No | 730 (49.2) |
| Number of children (n=755) | 2.0 [1.0–2.0] |
| Age of the youngest (n=754) | 8.0 [3.0–14.0] |
Data expressed as median [quartiles] or n (%)
*Paramedics with a post-graduate specialization (anaesthesiology, ICU, emergency care or preclinical specialist) were categorized under “Paramedic”
HEMS Helicopter emergency medical services, ICU Intensive care unit, BLS Basic life support, EMT Emergency medical technician
**Cantons with fewer than 50 participants were grouped into the category “Other cantons” for the regression analysis
†Liechtenstein is a country, not a canton