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Table 1 Demographic, medical and work-related characteristics (N = 225)

From: Depression among psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees and its associated factors regarding work, social support, and loneliness

Variables

Total

(N = 225); N (%)

Psychiatrists

(n = 173); n (%)

Psychiatry trainees

(n = 52); n (%)

Gender

   

Male

79 (35.1)

64 (37.0)

15 (28.8)

Female

146 (64.9)

109 (63.0)

37 (71.2)

Age (years)

   

Median (IQR)

34 (30, 42)

37 (33, 44)

28 (27, 29)

Marital status

   

Single/Divorced

146 (64.9)

99 (57.2)

47 (90.4)

Married

79 (35.1)

74 (42.8)

5 (9.6)

Number of children

   

None

176 (78.2)

125 (72.3)

51 (98.1)

One

29 (12.9)

28 (16.2)

1 (1.9)

More than one

20 (8.9)

20 (11.6)

0 (0.0)

Physical illness

   

No

134 (59.6)

100 (57.8)

34 (65.4)

Yes

91 (40.4)

73 (42.2)

18 (34.6)

Psychiatric illness

   

No

206 (91.6)

159 (91.9)

47 (90.4)

Yes

19 (8.4)

14 (8.1)

5 (9.6)

Experience as a psychiatrist (years)

   

Median (IQR)

6 (3, 14)

9 (5, 15)

2 (1, 3)

Type of Workplace

   

Medical school

105 (46.7)

60 (34.7)

45 (86.5)

Psychiatric hospital

24 (10.7)

17 (9.8)

7 (13.5)

Other hospital (general/community/private hospital/clinic)

96 (42.7)

96 (55.5)

0

Types of a psychiatrist

   

General psychiatrist

178 (79.1)

138 (79.8)

40 (76.9)

Child and adolescent psychiatrist

46 (20.4)

35 (20.2)

11 (21.2)

No answer

1 (0.4)

0

1 (1.9)

Types of patient’s care

   

Only outpatient

22 (9.8)

22 (12.7)

0 (0.0)

Outpatient and inpatient

203 (90.2)

151 (87.3)

52 (100)

Number of patients per day

   

Median (IQR)

20 (10, 30)

25 (14, 35)

10 (6, 15)

Working hours per week

   

<40

57 (25.3)

51 (29.5)

6 (11.5)

40–50

108 (48.0)

80 (46.5)

28 (53.8)

>50

59 (26.2)

41 (23.7)

18 (34.6)

No answer

1 (0.4)

1 (0.6)

0

Number of night shifts per month

   

Median (IQR)

6 (4, 10)

6 (2.8,10)

5.5 (4,9.2)

Number of days off per month

   

0–2

21 (9.3)

13 (7.5)

8 (15.4)

3–5

48 (21.3)

39 (22.5)

9 (17.3)

6–8

101 (44.9)

68 (39.3)

33 (63.5)

8–10

46 (20.4)

44 (25.4)

2 (3.8)

>10

9 (4.0)

9 (5.2)

0 (0.0)

  1. IQR interquartile range