Medical student experiences and perceptions of palliative care in a middle eastern country

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Table 5 Gender differences in palliative care patient management

	Gender	Not Comfortable	Somewhat Comfortable	Comfortable	Very Comfortable	Total	P Value
Discussing prognosis with a terminal patient or their family	Male	30	24	6	0	183	0.013
	Female	36	60	27	0	183	0.013
Assessing patient’s decision-making capacity	Male	31	18	11	0	183	0.005*
Assessing patient’s decision-making capacity	Female	32	46	39	6	183	0.005*
Identifying patients’ cultural and social customs related to death and dying	Male	28	13	18	1	183	0.029
	Female	32	48	41	2	183	0.029
Caring for patients at end-of-life	Male	31	13	13	3	183	0.026
Caring for patients at end-of-life	Female	40	51	30	2	183	0.026
Use of parenteral opioids in palliative patients	Male	27	19	12	2	183	0.326
Use of parenteral opioids in palliative patients	Female	42	42	35	4	183	0.326
Use of non-opioid analgesia in palliative patients	Male	26	17	13	4	183	0.121
Use of non-opioid analgesia in palliative patients	Female	34	40	43	6	183	0.121

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