Table 2.
Multiple Linear Regression Results Predicting FATCOD-B Score (N = 332, Adjusted R2 = 0.25)
β | p | |
---|---|---|
Sex | 1.7 | 0.04* |
Years of clinical experience | 0.2 | 0.6 |
No. of patient deaths experienced (not restricted to cancer patients) | 2.2 | 0.02* |
Interest in palliative care | 2.2 | 0.08 |
End-of-life care support by a mentor | −0.2 | 0.81 |
Frequency of consultation with nonphysician medical staff | 0.9 | 0.37 |
Death Attitude Inventory | ||
Death anxiety/fear | −0.1 | 0.44 |
Death as release | −0.1 | 0.37 |
Death avoidance | −0.6 | <0.001* |
Sense of purpose in life | 0.2 | <0.001* |
Denotes statistical significance at p ≤ 0.05.