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Table 2 Summary of the basis characteristics of the physicians involved in Out-Of-Hours Care (OOHC)

From: Job satisfaction and stressors for working in out-of-hours care – a pilot study with general practitioners in a rural area of Germany

Characteristics

Our sample (n = 131)

Gender, n (%)

Male

99 (75.6)

Female

32 (24.4)

Age, years; mean (SD), range (min – max)

51.8 (8.1), 32–70

OOHC-duties in the quarter; mean (SD)

4.4 (4.6)

Home visits during OOHC; mean (SD)

4.0 (4.0)

Number of patient during OOHC; mean (SD)

7.3 (7.9)

Telephone calls during OOHC; mean (SD)

7.4 (8.0)

Attending retirement homes during OOHC; mean (SD)

2.1 (3.1)

Attending nursing homes during OOHC; mean (SD)

1.9 (2.1)

Kilometer distance during OOHC; mean (SD)

19.6 (21.3)

Participating OOHC physicians within the district; mean (SD)

26.1 (17.2)

Quarterly contact groupa, n (%)

<  500 patients

9 (6.6)

500–1000 patients

19 (14.5)

1001–1500 patients

55 (42.0)

>  1500 patients

47 (35.9)

  1. an = varies due to missing data; SD standard deviation, OOHC Out-Of-Hours Care