Table 2 Background variables of insurance physicians (n = 42)

Age in years ^§ * (mean = 51. 10; sd = 6.34)

50 years and younger = 1

Older than 50 years = 2

Number of working hours per week ^§ (mean = 31.69; sd = 9.31)

Part-time (≤ 34 hours) = 1

Full-time (> 34 hours) = 2

Number of clients with depression per month ^§ (mean = 7.02 clients; sd = 4.98)

0 - 1 client = 1

2 - 4 clients = 2

5 - 8 clients = 3

9 - 10 clients = 4

11 or more clients = 5

Assessment time for depressed clients ^§ * (mean = 144.5 minutes; sd = 54.41)

30 - 45 minutes = 1

46 - 110 minutes = 2

111 - 180 minutes = 3

181 - 210 minutes = 4

211 - 240 minutes = 5

Years working as physician ^§ * (mean = 22.67 years; sd = 5.65)

10 - 18 years = 1

19 - 27 years = 2

28 - 31 year = 3

Years working as insurance physician ^§ * (mean = 15.38 years; sd = 7.79)

6 - 9 years = 1

10 - 22 years = 2

23 - 31 years = 3

Intensity of kind of professional activities ^§ * (mean = 3.95 activities; sd = 0.79)

1-3 activities = 1

4 activities = 2

5 activities = 3

Gender

Male =1

Female = 2

Registered as insurance physician *

Yes = 1

No = 2

Employee of the Institute *

Yes = 1

No = 2