Table 1.
Demographics of the survey respondents
| Question | A (n = 37) | B (n = 35) | C (n = 49) | D (n = 84) | Total (n = 205) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response rate | p < 0.001* | ||||
| Distributed | 46 | 50 | 70 | 249 | 415 |
| Returned | 37 (80%) | 35 (70%) | 49 (70%) | 84 (34%) | 205 (49%) |
| Leave of absence | 0 (0%) | 5 (14%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (2%) |
| Sex | p = 0.11 | ||||
| Male | 3 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (6%) | 8 (4%) |
| Female | 34 (92%) | 35 (100%) | 49 (100%) | 79 (94%) | 197 (96%) |
| Age (yr) | p = 0.001 | ||||
| 20-30 | 6 (16%) | 14 (40%) | 32 (65%) | 29 (35%) | 81 (40%) |
| 30-40 | 11 (30%) | 12 (34%) | 12 (24%) | 24 (29%) | 59 (29%) |
| 40-50 | 12 (32%) | 7 (20%) | 4 (8%) | 23 (27%) | 46 (22%) |
| 50-60 | 7 (19%) | 2 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 7 (8%) | 17 (8%) |
| 60+ | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Years in practice | p < 0.001 | ||||
| < 5 | 5 (14%) | 10 (29%) | 35 (71%) | 25 (30%) | 75 (37%) |
| 5-10 | 9 (24%) | 11 (31%) | 6 (12%) | 15 (18%) | 41 (20%) |
| 11-15 | 2 (5%) | 5 (14%) | 2 (4%) | 16 (19%) | 25 (12%) |
| 16-20 | 5 (14%) | 5 (14%) | 3 (6%) | 8 (10%) | 21 (10%) |
| > 20 | 16 (43%) | 4 (11%) | 3 (6%) | 20 (24%) | 43 (21%) |
| Years in PICU | p < 0.001 | ||||
| < 5 | 11 (30%) | 20 (57%) | 41 (84%) | 34 (40%) | 106 (52%) |
| 5-10 | 7 (19%) | 10 (29%) | 3 (6%) | 23 (27%) | 43 (21%) |
| 11-15 | 3 (8%) | 3 (9%) | 2 (4%) | 6 (7%) | 14 (7%) |
| 16-20 | 7 (19%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (4%) | 8 (10%) | 18 (9%) |
| > 20 | 9 (24%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 13 (15%) | 24 (12%) |
| No. of family meetings attended | p < 0.001 | ||||
| < 5 | 13 (35%) | 12 (34%) | 38 (78%) | 31 (37%) | 94 (46%) |
| 5-10 | 6 (16%) | 8 (23%) | 4 (8%) | 16 (19%) | 34 (17%) |
| 11-15 | 5 (14%) | 6 (17%) | 1 (2%) | 8 (10%) | 20 (10%) |
| > 15 | 13 (35%) | 9 (26%) | 6 (12%) | 29 (35%) | 57 (28%) |
*p values refer to the difference in the demographic factor between the four institutions.