Table 1 Description of physicians at baseline and at three-year follow-up after a counselling intervention.
| Â | Baseline | Three-year Follow up | Level of significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (SD) or Number (%, 95% CI) | Mean (SD) or Number (%, 95% CI) | McNemar's test |
Age (years at baseline) n = 184 | 46.8 (8.9) | Â | |
Gender: Men/women n = 184 | 83 (45%)/101 (55%) | Â | |
Married/cohabiting n = 184 | 152 (82.6, 77.1-88.1) | 135 (73.4, 67.0-79.8) | p = 0.007** |
Have children aged <16 years | 90/184 (48.9, 41.7-56.1) | 74/171 (40.2, 32.9-47.5) | p = 0.02* |
Specialty n = 184 | Â | Â | Â |
   Internal medicine | 27 (14.7, 9.6 - 19.8) | 34 (18.5, 12.9-24.1) | p = 0.02* |
   Surgery | 30 (16.3, 11.0-21.6) | 34 (18.5, 12.9-24.5) | p = 0.22 |
   Psychiatry | 16 (8.7, 4.6 - 12.8) | 17 (9.2, 5.0 - 13.4) | p = 1.00 |
   General practice | 45 (24.5, 18.3 - 30.7) | 50 (27.2, 20.8 - 33.6) | p = 0.18 |
   Social and laboratory med. | 16 (8.7, 4.6 - 12.8) | 19 (10.3, 5.9 - 14.7) | p = 0.25 |
   Non-specialist | 50 (27.2, 20.8 - 33.6) | 18 (9.8, 5.5 - 14.1) | p < 0.001*** |
   Missing |  | 12 (6.5, 2.9 - 10.1) |  |
Proportion on full time sick leave at present n = 184 | 60 (32.6%, 25.8 - 39.4)) | 10 (5.4%, 2.1 - 8.7) | p < 0.001*** |
| Â | Â | Â | t-test |
Level of emotional exhaustion (1-5) n = 164 | 3.0 (0.9) | 2.4 (0.8) | t = 7.6 p < 0.001*** |
Level of job stress (1-5) n = 173 | 2.4 (0.7) | 1.9 (0.6) | t = 8.2 p < 0.001*** |
Level of emotion-focused coping (1-5) n = 183 | 2.9 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.8) | t = 7.0 p < 0.001*** |
Level of neuroticism (1-6) n = 182 | 2.6 (1.8) | 2.0 (1.8) | t = 5.0 p < 0.001*** |
| Â | Â | Â | Wilcoxon rank test |
Number of weeks on full time sick leave/disability/ rehab benefits during the preceding year | 4.4 (7.9) (n = 172) | 3.2 (9.8) (n = 178) | z = -3.1 p = 0.002** |
Work hours per week (h) | 43.2 (8.5) (n = 176) | 39.6 (11.2) (n = 166) | z = -3.7 p < 0.001*** |