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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 416)

From: Effort-reward imbalance and perceived quality of patient care: a cross-sectional study among physicians in Germany

Characteristic

  

Age in years, mean (SD)

 

40.1 (2.9)

Sex, n (%)

Men

205 (49.3)

 

Women

211 (50.7)

Leadership position, n (%)

Yes

197 (51.0)

 

No

189 (49.0)

Working environment, n (%)

In-patient care

166 (41.1)

 

Out-patient care

238 (58.9)

Most frequent medical specialtiesa, n (%)

Internal medicine

96 (23.2)

 

General medicine

55 (13.3)

 

Anesthesia

48 (11.6)

 

Surgery

33 (8.0)

 

Pediatrics

31 (7.5)

 

Gynecology

24 (5.8)

Depression score, mean (SD)

 

1.8 (0.5)

Effort score, mean (SD)

 

17.9 (3.5)

Reward score, mean (SD)

 

31.2 (5.8)

ERI score, mean (SD)

 

1.1 (0.4)

overcommitment, mean (SD)

 

14.2 (3.6)

Perceived quality of care, mean (SD)

 

1.9 (0.8)

  1. aOnly specialties reported by at least 5.0 % are listed