Table 2 Sources and variables of the questionnaire
Source | Number of items | Example of items | Outcomes of variables | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Burdens | ||||
Burden due to organisational framework conditions | pilot study | 7 | How strong is the burden due to the care of to many patients? | scale 0–100, high = negative |
Quantitative demands | COPSOQ | 4 | Do you have to work very fast? | scale 0–100, high = negative |
Emotional demands | COPSOQ | 3 | Is your work emotionally demanding? | scale 0–100, high = negative |
Demands for hiding emotions | COPSOQ | 3 | Does your work require that you hide your feelings? | scale 0–100, high = negative |
Emotional burden due to death | pilot study | 9 | How strong is the burden due to patients dying a painful death? | scale 0–100, high = negative |
Burden due to care of patients | pilot study | 6 | How strong is the burden due to depressive patients? | scale 0–100, high = negative |
Burden due to nursing care | pilot study | 5 | How strong is the burden due to lifting and carrying of patients? | scale 0–100, high = negative |
Burden due to care of relatives | pilot study | 12 | How strong is the burden due to relatives cause unrest? | scale 0–100, high = negative |
Resources | ||||
Organisational | ||||
Meaning of work | COPSOQ | 3 | Do you feel that the work you do is important? | scale 0–100, high = positive |
Workplace commitment | COPSOQ | 4 | Do you enjoy telling others about your place of work? | scale 0–100, high = positive |
Meaningfulness of work | pilot study | 1 | How much do the following help you to handle the workload? | not/little helpful vs. quite/very helpful |
Gratitude of patients/relatives | pilot study | each case 1 | How much do the following help you to handle the workload | not/little helpful vs. quite/very helpful |
Recognition through supervisor/ colleagues/ patients/relatives/ social context/ salary | pilot study | each case 1 | Do you receive recognition for your work from …? | disagree/slightly disagree vs. slightly agree, agree |
Social | ||||
Good working team | pilot study | 4 | I get help and support from colleagues in emergencies. | scale 0–100, high = positive |
Family | pilot study | 1 | How much do the following help you to handle the workload? | not/little helpful vs. quite/very helpful |
Friends | pilot study | 1 | How much do the following help you to handle the workload? | not/little helpful vs. quite/very helpful |
Personal | ||||
Satisfaction with life | COPSOQ | 5 | In most ways my life is close to my ideal | scale 0–100, high = positive |
Positive thinking/ professional attitude/dissociation/ hobbies/ sport/ religiosity/spirituality/ self-reflection/ self-care | pilot study | each case 1 | How much do the following help you to handle the workload? | not/little helpful vs. quite/very helpful |
Resilience | RS-13 | 13 | I can accept it when not all people like me | scale 1–91, 13–66 = low, 67–72 = moderate and 73–91 = high resilience |
Health and Wellbeing | ||||
Self-rated health | COPSOQ | 1 | If you evaluate the best conceivable state of health at 10 points and the worst at 0 points: how many points do you then give your present state of health? | scale 0–100, high = positive |
Burnout | COPSOQ | 6 | How often do you feel emotionally exhausted? | scale 0–100, high = negative |
Intention to leave the profession | COPSOQ | 1 | How often in the last 12 months have you thought about giving up your profession? | scale 0–100, high = negative |
Chronic back pain | RKI | 1 | In the last 12 months, did you had almost daily back pain, which persisted 3 months or longer? | yes, no, I don’t know |
Depression | PHQ-2 | 2 | Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems? | score 0–6, score ≥ 3 major depressive disorder |