Table 2.
Correct answers to 21 questions exploring knowledge in percent of responding students
| Mainz (%) |
Göttingen (%) |
Overall (%) | missing answers (abs) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identify somatic pain | 70 | 60 | 68 | 2 |
| Move to strong opioid | 62 | 24 | 53 | 2 |
| NSAID for bone pain | 62 | 12 | 49 | 2 |
| Treatment of breakthrough pain | 66 | 21 | 58 | 2 |
| Conversion oral to IV morphine | 51 | 36 | 47 | 2 |
| Time to therapeutic for fentanyl patch | 41 | 36 | 39 | 2 |
| Equianalgetic dose of fentanyl | 23 | 16 | 21 | 2 |
| Opioid nausea resolves in < 7 days | 65 | 52 | 62 | 2 |
| Side-effects of opioids | 29 | 20 | 27 | 3 |
| Worsened pain is worsened cancer | 19 | 24 | 20 | 3 |
| Identify neuropathic pain | 67 | 42 | 61 | 5 |
| Tricyclics for AIDS pain | 51 | 25 | 44 | 5 |
| Family says: don't tell | 76 | 75 | 76 | 6 |
| Tell prognosis in cancer | 49 | 46 | 48 | 6 |
| Define physician assisted suicide and euthanasia | 48 | 75 | 55 | 6 |
| Treat dyspnoea | 39 | 38 | 39 | 6 |
| Diagnose hypercalcaemia | 23 | 4 | 18 | 7 |
| Treat death rattle | 21 | 9 | 18 | 7 |
| No IV hydration for dying patient | 34 | 43 | 36 | 7 |
| Pronounce death | 58 | 57 | 57 | 7 |
| Identify normal grief | 54 | 61 | 56 | 6 |