Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents
Characteristics | Values | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 165 | 80.9 |
Male | 39 | 19.1 | |
Profession | Nurse | 99 | 48.5 |
Physician | 33 | 16.2 | |
Care assistant | 14 | 6.9 | |
ASSC (community health and care assistant) | 10 | 4.9 | |
Volunteer | 9 | 4.4 | |
Psychologist | 9 | 4.4 | |
Spiritual assistant (chaplain) | 6 | 2.9 | |
Social worker | 6 | 2.9 | |
Physiotherapist | 6 | 2.9 | |
Occupational therapist | 4 | 2 | |
Nutritionist | 3 | 1.5 | |
Other1 | 5 | 2.5 | |
First language | French | 161 | 78.9 |
Portuguese | 16 | 7.8 | |
German | 12 | 5.9 | |
Italian | 4 | 2 | |
Other2 | 11 | 5.4 | |
Country of birth | Switzerland | 110 | 53.9 |
France | 53 | 26 | |
Italy | 6 | 2.9 | |
Other3 | 35 | 17.2 | |
Country of training | Switzerland | 134 | 65.7 |
France | 42 | 20.6 | |
Italy | 6 | 2.9 | |
Other4 | 22 | 10.6 | |
Work setting | Hospital palliative care units | 137 | 67.2 |
Hospital mobile teams | 38 | 18.6 | |
Home care mobile teams | 35 | 17.2 | |
Outpatient facilities | 12 | 5.9 | |
Other5 | 3 | 5.4 | |
Cantons | Vaud | 92 | 45.1 |
Geneva | 61 | 29.9 | |
Neuchâtel | 17 | 8.3 | |
Jura | 15 | 7.4 | |
Freiburg | 9 | 4.4 | |
Ticino | 9 | 4.4 | |
Bern | 1 | 0.5 |