Table 2 Descriptive results on overtime, compliance with break times / rest periods and shift work, duty planning and satisfaction with shift work
nurses & midwives | physicians | medical-technical prof. | medical-therapeutic prof. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 1864 | n = 284 | n = 207 | n = 230 | |
Doing overtime | ||||
Often-always | 30% | 63% | 26% | 25% |
Sometimes | 47% | 24% | 54% | 54% |
Seldom-never | 23% | 12% | 20% | 22% |
Assessment of overtime | ||||
Can count overtime | 95% | 57% | 95% | 93% |
Cannot measure overtime | 2% | 35% | 1% | 6% |
Can measure their overtime, but do not do it | 3% | 8% | 3% | 2% |
Compensation for overtime (multiple responses) | ||||
Compensation for overtime in the same month by holidays or free time | 22% | 25% | 28% | 54% |
Compensation for overtime in the following month or later by holidays or free time | 86% | 57% | 85% | 81% |
Not possible to compensate for overtime at all | 7% | 53% | 9% | 7% |
Compensation by getting paid for overtime | 15% | 16% | 22% | 8% |
Compliance with break times | ||||
Break times often-always take place | 65% | 50% | 72% | 82% |
Break times sometimes take place | 22% | 22% | 21% | 11% |
Break times seldom-never take place | 13% | 28% | 7% | 8% |
Compliance with rest periods | ||||
Rest periods are often-always observed | 80% | 62% | 82% | 93% |
Rest periods are sometimes observed | 14% | 28% | 13% | 4% |
Rest periods are seldom-never observed | 6% | 10% | 5% | 3% |
Working in shifts (filter question, if ‘yes’ further questions) | ||||
Yes | 96% | 90% | 96% | 18% |
No | 4% | 10% | 4% | 82% |
Influence on their duty scheduling | n = 1511 | n = 127 | n = 172 | n = 14 |
‘Some - no’ influence on duty scheduling | 84% | 73% | 71% | 84% |
‘Great’ influence on duty scheduling | 16% | 27% | 29% | 16% |
Preference to change current shift work | ||||
Yes | 50% | 47% | 27% | 50% |
No | 50% | 53% | 73% | 50% |
Satisfaction with shift work | ||||
Not satisfied with shift work in terms of their private life | 21% | 36% | 11% | 9% |
Not satisfied with shift work in terms of their personal well-being | 33% | 54% | 17% | 15% |