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Table 2 Comparison of readiness for ACP between respondents who had or had not received training (N = 250)

From: Association between training experience and readiness for advance care planning among healthcare professionals: a cross-sectional study

 

Not trained

(n = 120)

Trained

(n = 130)

p

Relevancy

6.1 ± 3.3

7.7 ± 2.5

≤ 0.001a

Willingness

6.5 ± 2.8

8.2 ± 2.1

≤ 0.001a

Confidence

5.3 ± 2.4

7.2 ± 2.2

≤ 0.001b

Had experience in conducting ACP with patients and/ or their family

26.7%

75.4%

≤ 0.001c

  1. Footnote: a Independent t test; b Mann-Whitney U test; c Chi-square test.