Table 1 Demographic information and characteristics of the study participants

< 23 years: n (%)

165 (32.2%)

–

≥ 23 years: n (%)

348 (67.8%)

–

< 30 years: n (%)

–

64 (62.1%)

≥ 30 years: n (%)

–

39 (37.9%)

Gender

n = 526

n = 103

Female: n (%)

296 (56.3%)

59 (57.3%)

Male: n (%)

230 (43.7%)

44 (42.7%)

Nationality

n = 525

n = 103

Austria: n (%)

284 (54.1%)

61 (59.2%)

Germany: n (%)

98 (18.7%)

16 (15.5%)

South Tyrol: n (%)

124 (23.6%)

21 (20.4%)

Other Italian region (except South Tyrol): n (%)

1 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

Other EU-state: n (%)

8 (1.5%)

3 (2.9%)

Non-EU-state: n (%)

10 (1.9%)

2 (1.9%)

Mother language

n = 525

n = 102

German

500 (95.2%)

95 (93.1%)

Italian

4 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

Other

21 (4.0%)

7 (6.9%)

Current semester of study

n = 520

–

Median (IQR)

8.0 (4.0–10.0)

–

University of medical graduation

– ^§

n = 102

Medical University of Innsbruck: n (%)

–

83 (81.4%)

Other Austrian University: n (%)

–

8 (7.8%)

German University: n (%)

–

9 (8.8%)

Other University: n (%)

–

2 (2.0%)

Current department / specialty of employment^§§

n = 96

Internship (‘Turnus’) / basic education

–

32 (33.4%)

General Practice

–

28 (29.2%)

Internal Medicine

–

8 (8.3%)

Anaesthesia

–

6 (6.3%)

Paediatrics

–

4 (4.2%)

Neurology

–

3 (3.1%)

Otolaryngology

–

3 (3.1%)

Psychiatry

–

2 (2.1%)

Gynaecology

–

2 (2.1%)

Urology

–

2 (2.1%)

Surgery / Vascular Surgery

2 (2.1%)

Ophthalmology

–

1 (1.0%)

Dermatology

–

1 (1.0%)

Orthopaedics / Traumatology

–

1 (1.0%)

Radiology

–

1 (1.0%)