Table 2.
Characteristics of included participants
| Clinician Characteristics (n=75) | |
|---|---|
| Clinicians, No. | 75 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 46.0 (SD = 9.9) |
| 25-34 | 6 (8.0%) |
| 35-44 | 28 (37.3%) |
| 45-54 | 17 (22.7%) |
| 55-64 | 12 (16.0%) |
| 65+ | 2 (2.7%) |
| No reply | 10 (13.3%) |
| Gender, N (%) | |
| Female | 41 (54.7%) |
| Male | 29 (38.7%) |
| No reply | 5 (6.7%) |
| Race, N (%) | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 55 (73.3%) |
| White, Hispanic | 3 (4.0%) |
| Asian | 8 (10.7%) |
| Black or African American | 3 (4.0%) |
| Mixed | 1 (1.3%) |
| No reply | 5 (6.7%) |
| Ethnicity, N (%) | |
| Hispanic | 3 (4.0%) |
| Non-Hispanic | 67 (89.3%) |
| No reply | 5 (6.7%) |
| Type of Clinician, N (%) | |
| Physician | 57 (76.0%) |
| Nurse Practitioner | 5 (6.7%) |
| Nurse | 5 (6.7%) |
| Social Worker | 5 (6.7%) |
| Other | 3 (4.0%) |
| Specialty, N (%)* | |
| Internal Medicine/Hospitalist | 23 (30.7%) |
| Geriatrics | 18 (24.0%) |
| Palliative Care/Hospice | 14 (18.7%) |
| Surgery | 14 (18.7%) |
| Primary Care | 10 (13.3%) |
| Neurology | 4 (5.3%) |
| Other Specialty† | 11 (14.7%) |
| Years of Clinical Service, N (%) | |
| 0-5 | 8 (10.7%) |
| 6-15 | 26 (34.7%) |
| 16-25 | 18 (24.0%) |
| 26-35 | 9 (12.0%) |
| 36-45 | 6 (8.0%) |
| No reply | 8 (10.7%) |
| Interview type, N (%) | |
| In-person | 64 (85.3%) |
| Phone | 11 (14.7%) |
| Interview time in minutes, mean (SD) | 40.7 (SD = 9.5) |
*
Not add to 100% because some clinicians listed more than one specialty.
†
Other specialties included nephrology, critical care, emergency medicine, urology, gynecology surgery and acute care.