Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
From: Burnout and safety outcomes - a cross-sectional nationwide survey of EMS-workers in Germany
Participants; n = 1101 (%) or (SD/min – max) | |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 949 (86.2) |
 Female | 152 (13.8) |
Age in years | |
  ≤ 29 | 439 (39.9) |
 30–39 | 367 (33.3) |
 40–49 | 205 (18.6) |
  ≥ 50 | 90 (8.2) |
Experience in EMS in years | |
 Mean | 12.34 (9.11/0.5–42) |
Experience in current EMS-area in years | |
 Mean | 9.01 (8.22/0–42) |
Level of EMS-qualification* | |
 Paramedic ‘Notfallsanitäter’ | 121 (11.0) |
 Paramedic ‘Rettungsassistent’ | 818 (74.3) |
 EMT-I ‘Rettungssanitäter’ | 115 (10.4) |
 EMT-B ‘Rettungshelfer’ | 4 (0.4) |
 Other | 43 (3.9) |
Employment relationship | |
 Full-time | 986 (89.6) |
 Part-time | 94 (8.5) |
 Voluntary | 21 (1.9) |
Satisfaction | |
 Satisfaction in the current job | 591 (53.7) |
 Satisfaction with wages | 266 (24.2) |
 Satisfaction with the professional status | 371 (33.7) |
Intention to leave/Recommendation | |
 No intention to leave the current job within the next year as a result of job dissatisfaction | 500 (45.4) |
 Recommendation of the current EMS-area as a good place to work | 509 (46.2) |