Table 1 Respondents’ characteristics
ALL (N = 250) | Trained (n = 130) | Not trained (n = 120) | pΨ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.165 | |||
Male | 83 (33.2%) | 38 (29.2%) | 45 (37.5%) | |
Female | 167 (66.8%) | 92 (70.8%) | 75 (62.5%) | |
Age (years)a | 41.8 ± 10.3 | 43.9 ± 9.19 | 39.5 ± 11.0 | 0.001 |
Disciplines | 0.554 | |||
Medical doctors | 97 (38.8%) | 50 (38.5%) | 47 (39.2%) | |
Nurses | 120 (48.0%) | 60 (46.2%) | 60 (50.0%) | |
Allied health | 33 (13.2%) | 20 (15.4%) | 13 (10.8%) | |
Clinical experience (years)# | 17.9 ± 10.3 | 19.7 ± 9.5 | 15.9 ± 10.8 | 0.004 |
Educational level | 0.274 | |||
Bachelor | 129 (51.6%) | 61 (46.9%) | 68 (56.7%) | |
Master | 111 (44.4%) | 64 (49.2%) | 47 (39.2%) | |
Doctoral | 10 (4.0%) | 5 (3.8%) | 5 (4.2%) | |
Workplace | 0.142 | |||
Public hospitals | 177 (70.8%) | 92 (70.8%) | 85 (70.8%) | |
Private hospitals | 9 (3.6%) | 3 (2.3%) | 6 (5.0%) | |
Community centres | 9 (3.6%) | 4 (3.1%) | 5 (4.2%) | |
Care homes | 7 (2.8%) | 4 (3.1%) | 3 (2.5%) | |
Hospices | 13 (5.2%) | 11 (8.5%) | 2 (1.7%) | |
Private clinics | 14 (5.6%) | 6 (4.6%) | 8 (6.7%) | |
Universities | 6 (2.4%) | 1 (0.8%) | 5 (4.2%) | |
Others | 15 (6.0%) | 9 (6.9%) | 6 (5.0%) | |
Specialty | ≤ 0.001 | |||
Medical wards | 79 (31.6%) | 51 (39.2%) | 28 (23.3%) | |
Long-term | 16 (6.4%) | 9 (6.9%) | 7 (5.8%) | |
Community care | 20 (8.0%) | 12 (9.2%) | 8 (6.7%) | |
Surgical wards | 14 (5.6%) | 4 (3.1%) | 10 (8.3%) | |
Palliative Care | 27 (10.8%) | 23 (17.7%) | 4 (3.3%) | |
AED | 8 (3.2%) | 2 (1.5%) | 6 (5.0%) | |
ICU/CCU | 6 (2.4%) | 2 (1.5%) | 4 (3.3%) | |
Oncology | 12 (4.8%) | 6 (4.6%) | 6 (5.0%) | |
O&T | 5 (2.0%) | 3 (2.3%) | 2 (1.7%) | |
Psychiatry | 19 (7.6%) | 5 (3.8%) | 14 (11.7%) | |
Others | 44 (17.6%) | 13 (10.0%) | 31 (25.8%) |