Table 1

Characteristics of respondents

 Study population
N%
Gender (n=1271)
  Male47537.4
  Female79662.6
Age (years) (n=1270)
 ≤30816.4
 30–3921917.2
 40–4929523.2
 50–5946936.9
 ≥6020616.2
Profession (n=1277)
 Dentist987.7
 Elderly care physician15211.9
 General practitioner23618.5
 Midwife1199.3
 Medical specialist997.8
 Nurses1199.3
 Pharmacist685.3
 Physiotherapist1007.8
 Psychologist987.7
 Psychotherapist18814.7
Years in practice (n=1252)
 <1030124.0
 10–1939631.6
 20–2935228.1
 ≥3020316.2
Type of organisation (n=1232)
 Hospital17013.8
 Mental healthcare organisation463.7
 Nursing home17214.0
 Community health centre937.5
 Independent practice70357.1
 Other483.9
Colleagues of same profession (n=1270)
 No24919.6
 W/ colleague(s) of same profession102180.4
Salaried instead of self-employed (n=1270)
 No76660.3
 Yes50439.7