Table 1 Sample characteristics by professional group in per cent*
Doctors | Nurses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n = 948 | n = 430 | ||
Survey language | German | 71.3 | 93.3 |
French | 25.7 | 6.1 | |
Italian | 3.0 | 0.7 | |
Gender | Female | 22.5 | 67.2 |
Male | 77.5 | 32.8 | |
Mean age in years (SD) | 51.7 (7.8) | 44.4 (9.1) | |
Education | Consultant | 100 | |
Theatre nurses | 15.1 | ||
Nurses with special education in | |||
Anaesthesia nursing | 77.2 | ||
Intensive care | 1.2 | ||
Surgical technicians | 6.5 | ||
Years of professional experience | 0 – 2 years | 1.0 | 3.7 |
2 – 5 years | 0.6 | 9.8 | |
5 – 10 years | 4.3 | 16.7 | |
10 – 20 years | 32.1 | 30.7 | |
More than 20 years | 62.0 | 39.1 | |
Percentage of time spent in the OR in an average week | Less than 10% | 9.9 | 5.1 |
10–25% | 24.0 | 6.1 | |
26–50% | 27.9 | 17.0 | |
51–75% | 21.4 | 17.4 | |
78–90% | 11.8 | 24.7 | |
91–100% | 5.1 | 29.8 | |
Primary workplace | Medical office | 11.0 | 1.4 |
Medical office and hospital | 29.5 | 0.5 | |
Hospital | 59.5 | 98.1 | |
Type of hospital | University hospital | 23.2 | 16.1 |
Regional hospital with 500+ beds | 17.6 | 18.3 | |
Regional hospital 125–499 beds | 35.5 | 39.6 | |
Regional hospital up to 124 beds | 13.7 | 16.6 | |
Paediatric clinic | 0.5 | 1.4 | |
Other specialty | 9.6 | 8.1 |