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Table 1 Participant characteristics at baseline and follow-up

From: Effectiveness of a multi-modal hospital-wide doctor mental health and wellness intervention

 

Baseline (2017 sample)

Follow-up (2019 sample)

p valuea

n (%)

n (%)

Age

N = 325

N = 322

0.63

21 – 30 years

150 (46.2)

142 (44.1)

 

31 – 40 years

96 (29.5)

86 (26.7)

 

41 – 50 years

37 (11.4)

45 (14.0)

 

51 – 60 years

29 (8.9)

33 (10.2)

 

 > 61 years

13 (4.0)

16 (5.0)

 

Gender

N = 324

N = 322

0.87

Male

171 (52.8)

172 (53.4)

 

Female

153 (47.2)

150 (46.6)

 

Type of medical degree**

N = 327

N = 322

0.001

Undergraduate

270 (82.6)

190 (59.0)

 

Postgraduate

57 (17.4)

132 (41.0)

 

Relationship

N = 327

N = 322

0.69

Single, never married

79 (24.2)

66 (20.5)

 

In a committed relationship

98 (30.0)

96 (29.8)

 

Married

141 (43.1)

149 (46.3)

 

Separated/divorced/widowed

 < 10 (2.7)

11 (3.4)

 

Children under 18*

N = 327

N = 322

0.04

Yes

66 (20.2)

87 (27.0)

 

No

261 (79.8)

235 (73.0)

 

Hospital

N = 320

N = 310

0.92

Site 1

273 (85.3)

261 (84.2)

 

Site 2

37 (11.6)

38 (12.3)

 

Stage of career

N = 309

N = 299

0.68

Interns1

55 (17.8)

50 (16.7)

 

Residents2

58 (18.8)

60 (20.1)

 

Registrars3

115 (37.2)

100 (33.4)

 

Consultants/Fellows

81 (26.2)

89 (29.8)

 

Area of specialty*

N = 291

N = 297

0.023

Anaesthetics

28 (9.6)

16 (5.0)

 

Emergency medicine

56 (19.2)

41 (14.0)

 

ICU/critical care

20 (6.9)

23 (7.7)

 

Physician subspecialties4

108 (37.1)

138 (46.5)

 

Psychiatry

 < 10 (2.7)

15 (5.1)

 

Obstetrics and gynaecology

 < 10 (1.7)

13 (4.4)

 

Surgical specialties5

34 (11.7)

25 (8.4)

 

JMOs6

29 (10.0)

25 (8.4)

 

Other7

 < 10 (1.0)

 < 10 (0.3)

 
  1. NB: rows less than 10 are shown as < 10 to maintain anonymity
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.01
  4. a2 sided p value for Chi2 test
  5. 1includes Interns
  6. 2includes residents and Junior Medical Officers
  7. 3includes registrars and unaccredited registrars
  8. 4includes specialties listed under the Royal Australasian College of Physicians including Basic and Advanced Physician Trainees, Geriatric medicine, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Medical oncology, Haematology, General medicine, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Nephrology, Neurology, Nuclear Medicine, Respiratory and Sleep medicine, Rheumatology, Palliative medicine, Sexual health, Addiction medicine, Rehabilitation medicine, Paediatric medicine
  9. 5includes surgical specialties listed under the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons: General surgery, Breast/Endocrine, Otolaryngology Head and Neck surgery, Neurosurgery, Upper Gastrointesitial, Trauma, Liver, Colorectal, Vascular, Cardiothoracics, Urology, Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Orthopaedic surgery
  10. 6includes responses of intern, JMO, RMO, SRMO, relief, PGY1, shift work, night shifts
  11. 7includes dermatology and radiology
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BMC Psychiatry

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