Table 1.
Summary of survey items (denominator = 629)
| SD | D | N | A | SA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overcrowding in the ED makes it an inappropriate location for patients with advanced cancer | 10 (1.6) | 52 (8.3) | 43 (6.8) | 250 (39.7) | 274 (43.6) |
| The ED is too noisy to allow adequate care of patients with advanced cancer | 7 (1.1) | 90 (14.3) | 95 (15.1) | 252 (40.1) | 185 (29.4) |
| The new 4-h targets will make assessment of patients with advanced cancer easier | 116 (18.4) | 226 (35.9) | 187 (29.7) | 85 (13.5) | 15 (2.4) |
| There is enough time in the ED to adequately assess patients with advanced cancer | 74 (11.8) | 229 (36.4) | 137 (21.8) | 181 (28.8) | 8 (1.3) |
| There is not enough time in the ED to adequately care for patients with advanced cancer | 13 (2.1) | 141 (22.4) | 83 (13.2) | 267 (42.4) | 125 (19.9) |
| The ED lacks the necessary privacy to care appropriately for patients with advanced cancer | 6 (1.0) | 78 (12.4) | 61 (9.7) | 271 (43.1) | 213 (33.9) |
| Access block prevents me from providing optimal care to patients with advanced cancer | 5 (.8) | 49 (7.8) | 75 (11.9) | 265 (42.1) | 235 (37.4) |
| The dying patient should be allocated a space in ED that is private | 17 (2.7) | 7 (1.1) | 18 (2.9) | 153 (24.3) | 434 (69.0) |
| Patients with advanced cancer are reluctant to come to the ED | 20 (3.2) | 127 (20.2) | 267 (42.4) | 181 (28.8) | 34 (5.4) |
| The ED is a reasonable fall-back option for patients with advanced cancer | 56 (9.1) | 203 (33.1) | 125 (20.4) | 210 (34.3) | 19 (3.1) |
| I feel frustrated that I cannot provide the care to patients with advanced cancer that I would like to provide | 4 (0.7) | 58 (9.5) | 100 (16.3) | 286 (46.7) | 165 (26.9) |
SD, strongly disagree; D, disagree; N, neutral; A, agree; SA, strongly agree. Italics represent largest response.