Table 2 Descriptive statistics for gender, age, physician specialty, PHQ-2, GAD-2, work strain and work ability dependent on traumatic experiences (no TE, TE without PTS, TE with PTS¹)

 Female

11 (19.6%)

33 (58.9%)

12 (21.4%)

 Male

5 (5.9%)

73 (85.9%)

7 (8.2%)

 ≤25

1 (100%)

0

0

 26–35

6 (9.1%)

53 (80.3%)

7 (10.6%)

 36–45

4 (8.3%)

37 (77.1%)

7 (14.6%)

 46–55

4 (21.1%)

10 (52.6%)

5 (26.3%)

 ≥56

0

6 (100%)

0

 Surgery

3 (15.8%)

13 (68.4%)

3 (15.8%)

 Internal Medicine

6 (8.0%)

61 (81.3%)

8 (10.7%)

 Pediatrics

3 (10.3%)

19 (65.5%)

7 (24.1%)

 Psychiatry

4 (19.0%)

16 (76.2%)

1 (4.8%)

 PHQ-2 (M, SD)

1.1 ± 1.5

1.2 ± 1.2

2.3 ± 1.7 ^ab

 GAD-2 (M, SD)

1.3 ± 1.7

1.3 ± 1.2

2.2 ± 1.9

 Being under pressure

4.0 ± 0.8

4.0 ± 0.9

4.1 ± 0.9

 Having too much work

3.8 ± 1.0

3.8 ± 0.9

3.9 ± 1.2

 Influence on amount of work

3.6 ± 1.3

3.6 ± 1.1

3.6 ± 1.3

 Plan work independently

3.3 ± 1.2

3.1 ± 1.1

3.5 ± 1.2

 Support by colleagues

2.3 ± 1.3

2.2 ± 0.9

2.3 ± 1.2

 Support by supervisors

2.9 ± 1.3

2.6 ± 1.1

2.8 ± 1.3

 Information or equipment not available

2.7 ± 1.1

2.5 ± 0.9

2.5 ± 1.1

 Work often interrupted

3.8 ± 1.1

4.2 ± 0.9

4.6 ± 0.8 ^ab

 Appropriate feedback by colleagues

2.9 ± 0.9

3.1 ± 1.0

3.0 ± 1.3

 Appropriate feedback by supervisors

3.6 ± 1.1

3.5 ± 1.1

3.5 ± 1.1

 Stressful work environment

2.4 ± 1.0

3.1 ± 1.3

3.1 ± 1.3

 Equipment inadequate

2.9 ± 1.5

3.4 ± 1.3

3.2 ± 1.6

 Always kept up-to-date

2.9 ± 1.2

2.8 ± 1.0

3.1 ± 1.1

 Superiors consider employees ideas

2.8 ± 1.4

3.0 ± 1.1

3.0 ± 0.9