Table 2.
Characteristics of Physician Focus Groups Participants
| Caucasian | African American | Hispanic | Total | |
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| Number of participants: | 11 (42.3%) | 8 (30.8%) | 7 (26.9%) | 26 (100%) |
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| Focus Group 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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| Focus Group 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Focus Group 3: | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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| Focus Group 4: | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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| Focus Group 5: | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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| Focus Group 6: | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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| Focus group 7: | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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| Gender: | ||||
| Male | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 (65.4%) |
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| Female | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 (34.6%) |
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| Mean age (range): | 37.6 (28, 56) | 36.3 (28, 45) | 35.6 (30, 43) | 36.3 (28, 56) |
| SD: | 8.8 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 6.6 |
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| Practice: | ||||
| Generalists | 7 (26.9%) | 8 (30.8%) | 3(11.5%) | 18 (69.2%) |
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| Subspecialists | 4 (15.4%) | 0 | 4 (15.4%) | 8 (30.8%) |
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| Level of training: | ||||
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| Attending | 8 (30.8%) | 6 (23%) | 4 (15.4%) | 18 (69.2%) |
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| Fellow | 1 (3.8%) | 0 | 3(11.5%) | 4 (15.4%) |
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| PGY III | 2 (7.7%) | 2 (7.7%) | 0 | 4 (15.4%) |
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| EOL Self-planning: | ||||
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| Living will | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 (15.4%) |
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| Advance directive | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 (23.1%) |
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| Power of attorney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 (15.4%) |
All percentages were calculated with the denominator set as n=26.