Table 1:

Participant Characteristics

Participant Characteristic (N = 396)	No. (%)
Male	287 (72.5)
Hispanic or Latino	31 (7.8)
Race
White	250 (63.1)
Asian	117 (29.5)
Black	12 (3.0)
Native Indian/Native Hawaiian	3 (0.8)
Other	14 (3.5)
Primary role
Transplant hepatologist	237 (59.8)
General hepatologist	119 (30.1)
Gastroenterologist	34 (8.6)
Missing	6 (1.5)
Region
Midwest	78 (19.7)
Northeast	109 (27.5)
South	114 (28.8)
West	81 (20.5)
Missing	14 (3.5)
Years since completing fellowship training
<10 years	156 (39.4)
10–20 years	88 (22.2)
>20 years	143 (36.1)
Missing	9 (2.3)
Time dedicated to clinical responsibilities
<30%	36 (9.1)
30 – 60%	72 (18.2)
>60%	280 (70.7)
Missing	8 (2.0)
Primary practice setting
Private practice	48 (12.1)
Community hospital	18 (4.5)
Teaching hospital	314 (79.3)
Other	10 (2.5)
Missing	6 (1.5)
Board certification
Internal medicine	303 (76.5)
Gastroenterology	358 (90.4)
Transplant hepatology	215 (54.3)
Other	8 (2.0)
Prior training in palliative care
No training	205 (51.8)
Attended courses or rotation in palliative care	183 (46.2)
6 months or more of formal training	0 (0.0)
Missing	8 (2.0)
Provide clinical care as a member of a liver transplant program
Yes	264 (66.7)
No	126 (31.8)
Missing	6 (1.5)
Number of liver transplants performed annually at primary practice center
≤ 50	72 (18.2)
51–99	77 (19.4)
≥ 100	111 (28.0)
Do not know	1 (0.3)
Missing	135 (34.1)