Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Physicians’ Scores on the Stress from Uncertainty and Work-related Satisfaction Scales (n = 1,189)

Scales and items	N missing	Mean score (SD)
Stress from uncertainty scales
Anxiety due to uncertainty (5 items, alpha 0.81)*	26	44.9 (22.1)
Concern about bad outcomes (3 items, alpha 0.67)†	24	37.9 (22.8)
Work-related Satisfaction scales‡
Patient care (4 items, alpha 0.76)	12	5.8 (0.8)
Work-related burden (4 items, alpha 0.79)	9	3.6 (1.2)
Income-prestige (3 items, alpha 0.83)	9	4.6 (1.3)
Personal rewards (3 items, alpha 0.71)	10	5.4 (1.0)
Professional relations (2 items, alpha 0.66)	10	5.8 (0.9)
General satisfaction (1 item)	16	5.1 (1.2)

^*Summary scores were calculated whenever responses for 3 or more items were present and then rescaled to range from 0 and 100, where 0 corresponded to the lowest anxiety due to uncertainty level.

†Scale scores were calculated whenever responses for 2 or more items were present and then rescaled to range from 0 and 100, where 0 corresponded to the lowest concern about bad outcomes level.

‡Scales scores were calculated whenever responses for half or more items were present. Scores were averaged across the number of items in each scale so all scale scores range from 1 to 7 with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction.