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Table 1 Variables per speciality

From: Resident physician duty hours, resting times and European Working Time Directive compliance in Spain: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total number of responses

Mean of 24-h on-call shifts in the last 3 months (CI 95%)

p

Mean of mandatory rest in the past 5 on-call shifts (CI 95%)

p

Percentage of a day-off after a Saturday 24-h on-call shift (CI 95%)

p

Mean working hours after an on-call shift (CI95%)

p

Type of specialties

         

Primary care

663

14.49 (14.27–14.71)

4.66 (4.60–7.72)

63.91 (60.08–67.58)

2.41 (2.07–2.75)

Other clinical

937

15.06 (14.85–15.27)

 < 0.001

4.55 (4.48–4.62)

0.089

56.20 (52.92–59.42)

0.002

2.29 (2.04–2.54)

0.57

Surgical

218

16.61 (16.19–17.03)

 < 0.001

3.26 (3.01–3.51)

 < 0.001

22.64 (17.31–28.98)

 < 0.001

5.31 (4.76–5.86)

 < 0.001

Surgical-medical

159

15.25 (14.71–15.79)

0.008

3.26 (2.94–3.58)

 < 0.001

26.85 (20.08–34.83)

 < 0.001

4.45 (3.84–5.06)

 < 0.001

Diagnostic/ laboratory

58

14.22 (13.13–15.31)

0.54

4.41 (4.08–4.74)

0.14

52.94 (38.60–66.84)

0.12

2.21 (1.33–3.09)

0.72

Gender

         

Female

1330

14.91 (14.74–15.08)

4.39 (4.32–4.46)

55.29 (52.54–58.01)

2.73 (2.51–2.95)

Male

705

15.26 (15.02–15.50)

0.022

4.25 (4.15–4.35)

0.017

48.24 (44.44–52.06)

0.003

2.98 (2.66–3.30)

0.20

Cohort of PGT access

         

2017

85

15.46 (14.67–16.25)

0.13

3.95 (3.60–4.30)

0.001

39.76 (29.36–51.12)

0.022

3.62 (2.76–4.48)

0.067

2018

316

14.96 (14.57–15.35)

0.73

4.30 (41.15–4.45)

0.10

50.17 (44.39–55.94)

0.38

3.00 (2.55–3.45)

0.36

2019

444

15.10 (14.77–15.43)

0.28

4.24 (4.11–4.37)

0.011

50.80 (46.01–55.59)

0.43

2.94 (2.5–3.33)

0.42

2020

604

15.10 (14.89–15.31)

0.25

4.40 (4.30–4.50)

0.51

57.19 (53.08–61.2)

0.18

2.61 (2.26–2.96)

0.64

2021

586

14.88 (14.61–15.15)

4.45 (4.36–4.54)

53.30 (49.13–57.42)

2.73 (2.39–3.07)

Total

2035

15.03 (14.89–15.17)

4.34 (4.28–4.4)

52.87 (50.65–55.08)

2.82 (2.64–3)