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 |