Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of workload and job satisfaction of the physicians involved in in Out-Of-Hours Care (n = 131)
| Items of workload in OOHCa | Mean (SD) | CI 95% | Percentage of answers to fully agree and agree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative effects on job satisfaction due to OOHC | 2.83 (1.0) | 2.7–3.0 | 68.7 |
| Psychosocial stress due to OOHC | 3.06 (0.9) | 2.9–3.2 | 73.3 |
| Negative effects on the following day after OOHC | 3.11 (0.9) | 3.0–3.3 | 77.1 |
| Improvement of general job satisfaction due to less OOHC | 3.28 (0.9) | 3.1–3.4 | 79.4 |
| OOHC as a general stressor | 3.19 (0.9) | 3.0–3.3 | 80.9 |
| Financial incentive to work more in the OOHC centre of the rotation groups | 2.21 (1.0) | 2.0–2.4 | 32.8 |
| Modification of current OOHC-organization | 3.14 (1.0) | 3.0–3.3 | 72.5 |
| Items of job satisfactionb | Mean (SD) | CI (95%) | Percentage of answers to extreme, rather and satisfied |
| Amount of variety in job | 4.88 (1.5) | 4.6–5.1 | 62.6 |
| Opportunity to use abilities | 4.89 (1.5) | 4.6–5.2 | 64.2 |
| Freedom of working method | 5.05 (1.5) | 4.8–5.3 | 69.5 |
| Amount of responsibility | 4.85 (1.5) | 4.6–5.1 | 63.4 |
| Physical working condition | 4.58 (1.3) | 4.4–4.8 | 48.9 |
| Hours of work | 3.60 (1.6) | 3.3–3.9 | 27.5 |
| Income | 3.69 (1.6) | 3.4–4.0 | 30.6 |
| Recognition for work | 4.76 (1.3) | 4.5–5.0 | 60.4 |
| Colleagues and fellow workers | 5.28 (1.2) | 5.1–5.5 | 72.5 |
| Overall job satisfaction | 3.98 (1.6) | 3.7–4.3 | 42.0 |
aranged from 1 “fully disagree” to 4 “fully agree”
branged from 1 “extreme dissatisfaction” to 7 “extreme satisfaction”
OOHC Out-Of-Hours Care, SD standard deviation, CI Confidence interval