Table 1. Demographic characteristics of participants (n = 54).
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age, years (SD) | 40 (9) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 12 (22) |
| Female | 42 (78) |
| Occupation | |
| Primary care physician | 47 (87) |
| Other | 3 (6) |
| Not known | 4 (7) |
| Work setting | |
| Own practice | 5 (9) |
| Duo practice | 8 (15) |
| Group practice | 3 (6) |
| Healthcare centre | 5 (9) |
| Observing physician | 22 (41) |
| Other | 11 (20) |
| Years working as physician | |
| <2 years | 10 (19) |
| 2–5 years | 17 (31) |
| 6–10 years | 13 (24) |
| 11–20 years | 5 (9) |
| >20 years | 9 (17) |
| Experience with mindfulness | |
| Not familiar | 8 (15) |
| Familiar but never practised | 24 (44) |
| Practises in the past or currently | 22 (41) |
| Types of practices (n = 22) | |
| Mindfulness meditation | 6 (27) |
| Other form of meditation | 5 (23) |
| Yoga | 15 (68) |
| Tai chi | 4 (18) |
| Guided visualisation | 3 (14) |
| Hypnotherapy | 0 (0) |
| Relaxation exercises | 11 (50) |
| Other | 2 (9) |
| Frequency of practices in past 12 months | |
| Not | 32 (59) |
| Less than once per month | 10 (19) |
| Approximately monthly | 7 (13) |
| Approximately weekly | 1 (2) |
| Several times per week | 2 (4) |
| Daily | 2 (4) |
| Several times per day | 0 (0) |