Table 3 Group Analysis according to the percentage of correct answersa
Groupsa | Total | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 (Bad) | Group 2 (Poor) | Group 3 (Good) | Group 4 (Excelent) | |||
Age | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 26.7 (4.6) | 26.5 (2,7) | 26.7 (2.5) | 26.8 (2.7) | 26.6 (2.7) | 0.2 |
Graduation Medical School | ||||||
Private | 45 (67.2%) | 529 (52.7%) | 440 (43.9%) | 41 (28.5%) | 1055 (47.6%) | < 0.0001 |
Public | 22 (32.8%) | 474 (47.3%) | 562 (56.1%) | 103 (71.5%) | 1161 (52.4%) | |
Prior Medical Residency | ||||||
Yes | 8 (11.9%) | 257 (25.5%) | 478 (47.6%) | 115 (79.3%) | 858 (38.6%) | < 0.0001 |
No | 59 (88.1%) | 749 (74.5%) | 527 (52.4%) | 30 (20.7%) | 1365 (61.4%) | |
Medical Specialty | ||||||
Internal Medicine | 2 (28.6%) | 69 (27.4%) | 300 (63.3%) | 104 (92%) | 475 (56.1%) | < 0.0001 |
Surgery | 3 (42.9%) | 102 (40.5%) | 101 (21.3%) | 7 (6.2%) | 213 (25.2%) | |
Pediatrics | 2 (28.6%) | 81 (32.1%) | 71 (15%) | 2 (1.8%) | 156 (18.4%) | |
Others | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.2%) | |
Prior training in Palliative Care? | ||||||
Yes | 24 (35.8%) | 479 (47.7%) | 577 (57.4%) | 114 (79.2%) | 1194 (53.8%) | < 0.0001 |
No | 43 (64.2%) | 525 (52.3%) | 428 (42.6%) | 30 (20.8%) | 1026 (46.2%) | |
Do you have interest in learning more? | ||||||
Yes | 59 (89.4%) | 939 (93.5%) | 959 (95.6%) | 140 (97.2%) | 2097 (94.6%) | 0.0213 |
No | 7 (10.6%) | 65 (6.5%) | 44 (4.4%) | 4 (2.8%) | 120 (5.4%) | |
Do you fell prepared to care for dying patients? | ||||||
Yes | 6 (9.1%) | 173 (17.2%) | 240 (24%) | 85 (59%) | 504 (22.8%) | < 0.0001 |
No | 60 (90.9%) | 830 (82.8%) | 759 (76%) | 59 (41%) | 1708 (77.2%) | |
Did you have prior experience with dying patients? | ||||||
Yes | 39 (58.2%) | 708 (70.3%) | 761 (75.6%) | 131 (90.3%) | 1639 (73.7%) | < 0.0001 |
No | 28 (41.8%) | 299 (29.7%) | 245 (24.4%) | 14 (9.7%) | 586 (26.3%) | |