Table 2.
Level of satisfaction (actual and projected at 5 years) in individual professional abilities in all participants and in women and men separately
| All (n=201)* | Female (n=135)† | Male (n=66)† | ||||||||||
| Very low | Low | Sufficient | High | Very low | Low | Sufficient | High | Very low | Low | Sufficient | High | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Actual level of satisfaction | ||||||||||||
| Multitasking | 2 (1) | 23 (11.4) |
115 (57.2) |
60 (29.8) |
2 (1.5) |
11 (8.1) |
81 (60) |
41 (30.4) |
0 | 12 (18.2) |
34 (51.5) |
19 (28.8) |
| Communication with patient | 0 | 14 (6.9) |
105 (52.2) |
79 (39.3) |
0 | 9 (6.7) |
73 (54) |
53 (39.3) |
0 | 5 (7.6) |
32 (48.5) |
26 (39.4) |
| Empathy‡ | 1 (0.5) |
14 (7) |
107 (53.2) |
77 (38.3) |
1 (0.7) |
4 (3) |
79 (58.5) |
51 (37.8) |
0 | 10 (15.2) |
28 (42.4) |
26 (39.4) |
| Clinical skills | 0 | 33 (16.4) |
108 (53.7) |
59 (29.4) |
0 | 24 (17.8) |
70 (51.9) |
40 (29.6) |
0 | 9 (13.6) |
38 (57.6) |
19 (28.8) |
| Managerial skills§ | 14 (6.9) |
84 (41.8) |
72 (35.8) |
23 (11.4) |
12 (8.9) |
57 (42.2) |
48 (35.6) |
15 (11.1) |
2 (3) |
27 (40.9) |
24 (36.4) |
8 (12.1) |
| Relationship with colleagues‡ | 8 (4) |
23 (11.4) |
97 (48.2) |
65 (32.3) |
2 (1.5) |
12 (8.9) |
76 (56.3) |
41 (30.4) |
6 (9.1) |
11 (16.7) |
21 (31.8) |
24 (36.4) |
| Team leader skills§ | 16 (8) |
61 (30.3) |
82 (40.8) |
26 (12.9) |
9 (6.7) |
43 (31.9) |
58 (43) |
16 (11.9) |
7 (10.6) |
18 (27.3) |
24 (36.4) |
10 (15.2) |
| Organisational skills | 3 (1.5) |
27 (13.4) |
103 (51.2) |
64 (31.8) |
1 (0.7) |
16 (11.9) |
74 (54.8) |
42 (31.1) |
2 (3) |
11 (16.7) |
29 (43.9) |
22 (33.3) |
| Projected level of satisfaction at 5 years | ||||||||||||
| Multitasking | 0 | 20 (10) |
98 (48.8) |
83 (41.3) |
0 | 12 (8.9) |
66 (48.9) |
57 (42.2) |
0 | 8 (12.1) |
32 (48.5) |
26 (39.3) |
| Communication with patient | 1 (0.5) |
15 (7.5) |
91 (45.3) |
94 (46.8) |
1 (0.7) |
9 (6.7) |
64 (47.4) |
61 (45.2) |
0 | 6 (9.1) |
27 (40.9) |
33 (50) |
| Empathy | 3 (1.5) |
14 (7) |
98 (48.8) |
86 (42.8) |
2 (1.5) |
6 (4.4) |
68 (50.4) |
59 (43.7) |
1 (1.5) |
8 (12.1) |
30 (45.4) |
27 (40.9) |
| Clinical skills | 0 | 14 (7) |
89 (44.3) |
98 (48.8) |
0 | 10 (7.4) |
61 (45.2) |
64 (47.4) |
0 | 4 (6.1) |
28 (42.4) |
34 (51.5) |
| Managerial skills§‡ | 7 (3.5) |
37 (18.4) |
108 (53.7) |
49 (24.4) |
5 (3.7) |
20 (14.8) |
80 (59.3) |
30 (22.2) |
2 (3) |
17 (25.8) |
28 (42.4) |
19 (28.8) |
| Relationship with colleagues | 3 (1.5) |
23 (11.4) |
96 (47.8) |
79 (39.3) |
2 (1.5) |
14 (10.4) |
67 (49.6) |
52 (38.5) |
1 (1.5) |
9 (13.6) |
29 (43.9) |
27 (40.9) |
| Team leader skills§ | 6 (3) |
31 (15.4) |
100 (49.8) |
64 (31.8) |
5 (3.7) |
18 (13.3) |
74 (54.8) |
38 (28.1) |
1 (1.5) |
13 (19.7) |
26 (39.4) |
26 (39.4) |
| Organisational skills | 0 | 22 (11) |
100 (49.8) |
79 (39.3) |
0 | 13 (9.6) |
69 (51.1) |
53 (39.3) |
0 | 9 (13.6) |
31 (47) |
26 (39.4) |
*Heterogeneity test (within the matrix of responses, all): p<0.0001 for actual satisfaction, p<0.0001 for satisfaction at 5 years.
†Heterogeneity test of female versus male response matrices: p=0.011 for actual satisfaction, p=0.007 for satisfaction at 5 years.
‡Relevant skills with different levels of satisfaction in women versus men, descriptively defined by at least 10% absolute difference in the proportion of unsatisfied (very low+low) in women versus men.
§Skills with the lowest level of satisfaction within the matrix of responses, all.