Table 1.
Demographic and professional characteristics of survey participants
| Variable | Total |
|---|---|
| n = 354 | |
| Age, n (%) | |
| < 37 | 140 (39.5) |
| 38–45 | 110 (31.1) |
| 46–65 | 100 (28.2) |
| > 65 | 4 (1.13) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Female | 262 (74.0) |
| Male | 90 (25.4) |
| Other | 2 (0.56) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 1 (0.3) |
| Black or African American | 4 (1.13) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 (6.8) |
| White / Caucasian | 296 (83.6) |
| Asian | 17 (4.80) |
| Other | 3 (0.85) |
| No answer | 1 (0.28) |
| Years of experience in Healthcare, n (%) | |
| < 5 | 69 (19.5) |
| 05-Sep | 70 (19.8) |
| Oct-20 | 129(36.4) |
| > 20 | 86 (24.3) |
| Profession, n (%) | |
| ICU Nurse/Advanced Clinical Practitioner | 37 (10.4) |
| ICU Respiratory Therapist | 7 (1.98) |
| Medical Student | 3 (0.85) |
| Resident | 66 (18.6) |
| ICU Fellow | 16 (4.52) |
| Doctoral student / PhD candidate | 4 (1.13) |
| ICU consultant | 137 (38.7) |
| Associate professor | 26 (7.34) |
| Head of department/Full professor | 30 (8.47) |
| Other | 25 (7.06) |
| Hirsch index (mean ± SD) | 8.34 (± 11.3) |
| Type of Hospital | |
| University | 159 (44.9) |
| Teaching hospital of a university | 125 (35.3) |
| Non-university public hospital | 53 (15) |
| Private institution | 17 (4.8) |