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Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics, work-related factors, behavioural factors and psychological distress for Swedish and Italian surgeons

From: Suicidal ideation among surgeons in Italy and Sweden – a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

 

Sweden (%)

Italy (%)

p*

Number of respondents

 

272

149

 

Gender

Male

166 (61.0)

113 (75.8)

 
 

Female

106 (39.0)

36 (24.2)

.002

 

Missing data

0

0

 

Age

<40 y

28 (10.3)

18 (12.2)

ns

 

40- < 54 y

170 (62.7)

87 (58.8)

 
 

≥55 y

73 (26.9)

43 (29.1)

 
 

Missing data

0

0

 

Living with partner

Yes

235 (88.8)

121 (81.2)

ns

 

No

37 (11.2)

28 (18.8)

 
 

Missing data

0

0

 

Number of children

0

39 (14.6)

40 (27.2)

.000

 

1-2

131 (49.1)

86 (58.5)

 
 

3 or more

97 (36.3)

21 (14.3)

 
 

Missing data

5

2

 

Work-related factors

    

Recent degrading experiences/harassment at work

Yes

49 (18.0)

45 (30.2)

ns

 

No

212 (77.9)

102 (68.5)

 
 

Missing data

11

2

 

Perpetrator, superior

Yes

27 (9.9)

38 (25.5)

.000

 

No

245 (90.1)

111 (74.5)

 
 

Missing data

0

0

 

Perpetrator, colleague

Yes

23 (8.5)

17 (11.4)

ns

 

No

249 (91.5)

132 (88.6)

 
 

Missing data

0

0

 

Hours on night call, mean (SD)

 

8.82 (13.1)

5.93 (4.57)

.028

Taken care of in the organisation, mean (SD)

 

2.49 (1.03)

1.60 (0.93)

.000

Regular meetings to discuss situations at work, mean (SD)

 

2.92 (0.88)

2.66 (0.90)

.005

Role conflict, mean (SD)

 

2.93 (0.88)

3.04 (0.95)

ns

Empowering leadership, mean (SD)

 

2.92 (1.13)

2.57 (1.23)

.004

Work/home interface and behavioural factors

    

Work demands interfere with family life, mean (SD)

 

3.71 (0.95)

3.77 (1.01)

ns

Family life interferes with work, mean (SD)

 

2.66 (1.13)

2.50 (1.03)

ns

Sickness presenteeism, mean (SD)

 

3.19 (1.16)

3.34 (1.09)

ns

Compensatory leave, mean (SD)

 

1.33 (0.77)

1.25 (0.68)

ns

Psychological distress

    

Suicidal ideation in last 12 months, number (%)

Yes

32 (11.8)

26 (17.4)

ns

 

No

235 (86.4)

120 (80.5)

 
 

Missing data

5

3

 

Depression, mean (SD)

 

2.09 (0.47)

2.01 (0.44)

ns

Burnout exhaustion, mean (SD)

 

2.57 (0.51)

2.49 (0.58)

ns

Burnout disengagement, mean (SD)

 

2.28 (0.52)

2.17 (0.57)

ns

  1. *p-values measured with χ2 tests (−1 df) for dichotomous variables, t-test comparing means. Differences in scale scores assessed by 2-sample t-tests, 2-tailed significant levels.