Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics and working schedule of Study Participants
From: Psychosocial work load and stress in the geriatric care
Total (incl. other professions in the sample); N = 889 | HC; N = 412 | GNH; N = 313 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 98 (11%) | 25 (6%) | 49 (16%) |
Female | 779 (88%) | 385 (93%) | 260 (83%) | |
No answer | 12 (1%) | 2 (1%) | 4 (1%) | |
Age | - 30 years | 112 (13%) | 56 (14%) | 45 (14%) |
30-39 years | 135 (15%) | 59 (14%) | 61 (19%) | |
40-49 years | 324 (36%) | 180 (44%) | 90 (29%) | |
50 + years | 257 (29%) | 103 (25%) | 95 (30%) | |
No answer | 61: (7%) | 14 (3%) | 22 (7%) | |
Work hours per week | 35+ h/week | 383 (43%) | 128 (31%) | 191 (61%) |
15 - 34 h/week | 359 (40%) | 196 (48%) | 99 (32%) | |
<15 h/week | 135 (15%) | 87 (21%) | 19 (6%) | |
no answer | 12 (1%) | 1 (0%) | 4 (1%) | |
On-call duties (n in last month) | None/n.a. | 661 (74%) | 247 (60%) | 263 (84%) |
1-5 | 172 (19%) | 124 (30%) | 42 (13%) | |
6+ | 56 (6%) | 41 (10%) | 8 (3%) | |
Night shifts (n in last month) | None/n.a. | 750 (85%) | 372 (90%) | 220 (70%) |
1-5 | 102 (11%) | 28 (7%) | 69 (22%) | |
6+ | 37 (4%) | 12 (3%) | 24 (8%) | |
Shared shifts (n in last month) | None/n.a. | 512 (58%) | 125 (30%) | 234 (74%) |
1-5 | 281 (32%) | 207 (50%) | 68 (22%) | |
6+ | 96 (11%) | 80 (20%) | 11 (4%) | |
Alternating shifts (n in last month) | None/n.a. | 457 (51%) | 217 (53%) | 110 (35%) |
1-5 | 254 (29%) | 141 (34%) | 96 (31%) | |
6+ | 178 (20%) | 54 (13%) | 107 (34%) |