Table 3. Associations (odds ratios) between sociodemographic and work characteristics and GPs’ loss of meaning in work.
CovariateUnivariate model( N = 199)Final multivariate model( N = 190)
n OR95% CIOR95% CI
Sex, female441.150.63 to 2.120.700.35 to 1.39
Age group, years, ref <50 years491
  50–60950.850.45 to 1.600.980.50 to 1.91
  ≥61550.440.21 to 0.910.520.24 to 1.14
Practice location, urban951.300.78 to 2.17
Type of practice, group practice1041.020.61 to 1.69
Working hours per week1951.000.98 to 1.02
Duration of consultation1961.020.98 to 1.07
Discharge information, >15 days522.681.46 to 4.922.281.20 to 4.35
Face-to-face contacts per daya 1980.870.75 to 1.020.870.73 to 1.04
Email patient contacts per day1980.980.90 to 1.07
Night on-call duties, n 1831.010.98 to 1.03
Weekend on-call duties, n 1830.960.90 to 1.03
Meeting with other GPs, >1/month1200.690.41 to 1.17
Meeting with hospital specialists, >1/month420.880.48 to 1.64
Administrative overload, agree and strongly agree1594.532.28 to 9.014.182.04 to 8.58
Feeling of lack of respect, agree and strongly agree653.061.73 to 5.402.001.10 to 3.63
Teaching activity, yes610.520.29 to 0.910.500.27 to 0.90
  • aUnit = five consultations. OR = odds ratio.