Table 2 Background data on physicians and nurses
From: Future palliative competence needs – a qualitative study of physicians’ and registered nurses’ views
Demographic variables | Physicians (n = 54) | Nurses (n = 110) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (range) | n | % | Mean (range) | n | % | |
Age (in years) | 51.3 (34–69) | 44.9 (23–66) | ||||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 4 | 7.4 | 1 | 0.9 | ||
Female | 50 | 92.6 | 105 | 95 | ||
Not defined /missing data | 4 | 3.6 | ||||
Year of graduation | ||||||
< 1979 | 4 | 7.4 | 2 | 1.8 | ||
1980–1989 | 12 | 22.2 | 15 | 13.6 | ||
1990–1999 | 26 | 48.1 | 25 | 22.7 | ||
2000–2009 | 11 | 20.4 | 34 | 30.9 | ||
2010–2019 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 30.9 | ||
Not defined /missing data | 1 | 1.9 | ||||
Special competences of physicians | ||||||
Geriatrics | 16 | 29.6 | ||||
General Practice | 16 | 29.6 | ||||
Oncology and/or Radiology | 15 | 27.8 | ||||
Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine | 5 | 9.3 | ||||
Respiratory Medicine and Allergology | 2 | 3.7 | ||||
Pediatrics | 2 | 3.7 | ||||
Other (Palliative Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine) | 5 | 9.3 | ||||
Special competence in palliative medicine | ||||||
Yes | 53 | 98.1 | ||||
No | 1 | 1.9 | ||||
Nursing specialization | ||||||
Medical-surgical nursing | 30 | 27.2 | ||||
Palliative and end-of-life care | 13 | 11.8 | ||||
Cancer nursing | 11 | 10 | ||||
Diaconal nursing | 4 | 3.6 | ||||
Midwifery | 3 | 2.7 | ||||
Pediatric nursing | 2 | 1.8 | ||||
Do not define/missing data | 47 | 42.7 | ||||
Present work unit | ||||||
at the basic level of service | 10 | 18.4 | 49 | 44.5 | ||
at a specialized level of service | 23 | 42.6 | 37 | 33.6 | ||
at an intensive tertiary level of service | 19 | 35.2 | 17 | 15.5 | ||
Not defined /missing data | 2 | 3.7 | 7 | 6.4 | ||