Sample description (n=813)
| N | % | |
| Gender (13*) | ||
| Female | 474 | 59.3 |
| Male | 337 | 41.4 |
| Diverse | 2 | 0.3 |
| Age, mean, SD (13*) | 51.61 | 18.7 |
| Age groups (13*) | ||
| 18–39 | 243 | 30.4 |
| 40–59 | 266 | 33.3 |
| 60–69 | 130 | 16.3 |
| 70–79 | 103 | 12.9 |
| 80+ | 58 | 7.2 |
| Chosen questionnaire language (0*) | ||
| German | 761 | 93.6 |
| Other | 52 | 6.4 |
| Migration background (36*) | 194 | 25.0 |
| Education (23*) | ||
| Low | 247 | 31.3 |
| Middle | 336 | 42.5 |
| High | 190 | 24.1 |
| Other | 17 | 2.2 |
| Social support (48*) | ||
| Low | 157 | 20.5 |
| Middle | 398 | 52.0 |
| High | 210 | 27.5 |
| General health status (subjective) (20*) | ||
| Moderate, bad, very bad | 333 | 42.0 |
| Excellent, very good, good | 460 | 58.0 |
| Health problems (38*) | ||
| Back/joint complaints | 428 | 55.2 |
| High blood pressure | 282 | 36.4 |
| Sleeping disorders | 240 | 31 |
| Migraine | 90 | 11.6 |
| Coronary artery disease | 82 | 10.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 64 | 8.3 |
| Depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire 2), mean, SD (97*) | 1.75 | 1.62 |
| Chronic stress (TICS-SSCS*), mean, SD (125*) | 17.01 | 10.4 |
| Low | 223 | 27.4 |
| Medium | 260 | 32.0 |
| High | 205 | 25.2 |
| Years with general practitioner (26*) | ||
| <3 | 150 | 18.9 |
| 3–5 | 122 | 15.5 |
| >5 | 515 | 65.4 |
| Number of current psychosocial problems per patient, categorised (34*) | ||
| None | 535 | 68.7 |
| 1–2 | 199 | 25.5 |
| 3–4 | 36 | 4.6 |
| 5+ | 9 | 1.2 |
| Satisfaction with general practitioner communication, mean, SD | 15.19 | 4.19 |
*TICS-SSCS: Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress (validated survey instrument)
*Missing values are described after each variable (N).