Table 1.
Characteristics of the participating general practitioners, stratified by low and high strain due to chronic stress
| All GPs (n = 214) |
GPs with low strain due to chronic stress (n = 53) | GPs with high strain due to chronic stress (n = 56) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Male | 141 (65.9) | 33 (62.3) | 38 (67.9) |
| Female | 73 (34.1) | 20 (37.7) | 18 (32.1) |
| Age, mean ± SD (range) | 51.8 ± 8.7 (27–74) | 52.1 ± 9.5 (27–71) | 51.2 ± 9.0 (33–65) |
| Physician in GP training, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 7 (3.3) | 2 (3.8) | 2 (3.6) |
| No | 207 (3.3) | 51 (96.2) | 54 (96.4) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
| Single | 16 (7.5) | 5 (9.4) | 4 (7.3) |
| Married | 188 (88.7) | 43 (81.1) | 50 (90.9) |
| Divorced | 8 (3.8) | 5 (9.4) | 1 (1.8) |
| Number of persons in household, n (%) | |||
| ≤ 3 | 145 (67.8) | 38 (71.7) | 41 (73.2) |
| ≥ 4 | 69 (32.2) | 15 (28.3) | 15 (26.8) |
| Employment status, n (%) | |||
| Self-employed | 185 (87.3) | 44 (86.3) | 48 (85.7) |
| Employed | 27 (12.7) | 7 (13.7) | 8 (14.3) |
| Employment level, n (%) | |||
| Full-time | 190 (90.5) | 45 (88.2) | 52 (94.5) |
| Part-time | 20 (9.5) | 6 (11.8) | 3 (5.5) |
| Working hours per week, n (%) | |||
| ≤39 h | 52 (24.4) | 20 (38.5) | 10 (17.9) |
| 40–59 h | 116 (54.5) | 22 (42.3) | 25 (44.6) |
| ≥ 60 h | 45 (21.1) | 10 (19.2) | 21 (37.5) |
| Practice type, n (%) | |||
| Solo practice | 53 (25.1) | 17 (32.7) | 16 (29.1) |
| Group practice | 158 (74.9) | 35 (67.3) | 39 (70.9) |
| Work experience, mean ± SD (range) | |||
| Years in job | 23.0 ± 9.2 (1–44) | 23.2 ± 10.2 (1–44) | 22.8 ± 9.2 (4–37) |
| Years in current practice | 14.3 ± 9.4 (0–37) | 15.9 ± 10.7 (0–37) | 14.3 ± 9.0 (0–32) |
Percentages and mean values are reported for valid cases