Table 1 The characteristics of the study group of Polish nephrologists (N = 177)
Characteristic | Number of participants (%) or median (IQ range) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
men | 64 (36.2%) |
women | 113 (63.8%) |
Age | |
< 30 years | 15 (8.5%) |
30–50 years | 93 (52.5%) |
51–62 years | 59 (33.3%) |
> 65 years | 10 (5.7%) |
Years of professional experience | 20 (14–30) |
Level of professional experience | |
board-certified | 156 (88.1%) |
physician in-training | 21 (11.9%) |
Main place of work | |
hospital (nephrology department) | 100 (56.5%) |
hospital (other department) | 17 (9.6%) |
nephrology out-patient clinic | 3 (1.7%) |
other out-patient clinic | 1 (0.6%) |
dialysis unit | 56 (31.6%) |
Number of workplaces | |
1 | 50 (28.2%) |
2 | 57 (32.2%) |
3 and more | 70 (39.6%) |
Hours of work per week | |
< 40 h | 17 (9.6%) |
41–50 h | 50 (28.2%) |
51–60 h | 52 (29.4%) |
61–75 h | 40 (22.6%) |
> 75 h | 18 (10.2%) |
Use of the holiday leave | |
fully used | 94 (53.1%) |
partially used | 77 (43.5%) |
not used at all | 6 (3.4%) |