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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Planning training seminars in palliative care: a cross-sectional survey on the preferences of general practitioners and nurses in Austria

 

GPs

Staff nurses

Ass. nurses

Total sample

Gender n (%)

    

Female

48 (22.4)

217(99.1)

82 (91.1)

347 (66.3)

Male

166 (77.6)

2(0.9)

8(8.9)

176 (33.7)

Age [years]

    

Mean (range)

47.1 (26-77)

36.9 (20-55)

36.1 (19-59)

41.1 (19-77)

Professional Life [years]

    

Mean (range)

18.8 (1-52)

12.5 (0.5-31)

5.6 (0.25-20)

13.9 (0.25-52)

Trainings attended n (%)

    

Care for the dying

45 (22.7)

88(41.7)

36(43.9)

169 (32.3)

Palliative Care

87 (44.2)

89 (42.2)

29 (35.4)

205 (39.2)

Caregiver support

36 (18.3)

34(16.1)

23(28.0)

93 (17.8)

Psychological care

51 (26.0)

25(11.8)

22(26.8)

98 (18.7)

Pain management

140 (71.1%)

87 (41.2%)

16 (19.5%)

243 (46.5)

Overall

154 (78.6)

151 (71.6)

56(68.3)

361 (69.0)