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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population

From: The work-life balance of general practitioners as a predictor of burnout and motivation to stay in the profession

 

Study population

(N = 188)

Age (Mean)

50.4 (9.3)

Gender (female)

116 (61.7%)

Marital Status

 Married

141 (75.0%)

 In a relationship

27 (14.4%)

 Single

20 (10.6%)

Place of residence

 Rural (<=5000)

33 (17.6%)

 Small (<=20,000)

56 (29.8%)

 Medium (<=100,000)

43 (22.9%)

 Big (< 100,000)

56 (29.8%)

Working hours per week (including overtime)

48.8 (9.0)

Children in household (“yes”)

96 (51.1%)

Burnouta

 None

104 (55.3%)

 Some symptoms

78 (41.5%)

 Burnout

6 (3.2%)

Work-Life Balance

3.8 (1.3)

Motivation to stay in profession

6.0 (1.4)

  1. Note. Continuous variables are given as mean (standard deviation); categorical variables are displayed as numbers (percentages)
  2. aBurnout scores were computed and categorized following the approach by Kalimo et al. (2003). Scores were categorized as follows: 0 – 1.49: no burnout, 1.50 – 3.49: some symptoms, 3.50 – 6.00: burnout