Table 1.
Hospital-specific single items capturing psychosocial working conditions of physicians (response scales)
| vocational training |
| During the last 12 months, did you take part in a vocational training? (no; yes, internal training; yes, external training) |
| Who paid your last vocational training? (my superior/employer, I myself, independent sponsors, e.g. industry, research fonds, etc.) |
| Was it made possible for you to change your duty for vocational training in the past? (no; yes, partly; yes, completely) |
| support at work |
| Does your superior acknowledge the efforts and results of your work? (always, often, sometimes, seldom, never/hardly never, I have no superior/no colleagues) |
| Do your colleagues acknowledge the efforts and results of your work? (always, often, sometimes, seldom, never/hardly never, I have no superior/no colleagues) |
| How often do you experience competitive pressure among your colleagues? (always, often, sometimes, seldom, never/almost never, I have no superior/no colleagues) |
| time devoted to a role |
| If you worked overtime, would you report it to your superior? (no, partly, yes) |
| How often was the duty roster changed on short-notice (i.e., within 1 to 3 days) during the last 3 months? (never, around once/twice a month, around once a week, several times a week) |
| If the duty roster was changed on short-notice, how often did you have to work on a day off? (never, less than once a month, more often than once a month) |
| If the duty roster was changed on short-notice, how often did you have to work on a weekend off? (never, less than once a month, more often than once a month) |
| If the duty roster was changed on short-notice, how often were your family/personal preferences ignored? (never, less than once a month, more often than once a month) |
| If the duty roster was changed on short-notice, how often did you have to continue working after your duty? (never, less than once a month, more often than once a month) |
| If the duty roster was changed on short-notice, how often did you have to postpone a planned vacation? (never, less than once in 6 months, more often than once in 6 months) |
| In the case of a changed duty roster on short-notice, how stressful was it for you to work on a day off? (not at all stressful, a bit stressful, very stressful) |
| In the case of a changed duty roster on short-notice, how stressful was it for you to work on a weekend off? (not at all stressful, a bit stressful, very stressful) |
| In the case of a changed duty roster on short-notice, how stressful was it for you when family/personal preferences were ignored? (not at all stressful, a bit stressful, very stressful) |
| In the case of a changed duty roster on short-notice, how stressful was it for you to continue working after your duty? (not at all stressful, a bit stressful, very stressful) |
| In the case of a changed duty roster on short-notice, how stressful was it for you to postpone a planned vacation? (not at all stressful, a bit stressful, very stressful) |
| What do you think are the most likely reasons for short-notice changes of the duty roster? (responsibility for too many patients, mismanagement in duty roster planning, personnel shortage, colleagues on parental leave, colleagues on vacation, colleagues on sick leave) |
| communication |
| How often were team meetings (with colleagues and superiors) used as a platform to discuss criticism and improvement strategies? (never; less than once a month; more often than once a month) |
| outcomes |
| During the last 12 months, how often did you go to work despite own illness? (× times) |