Table 1.
Respondent Characteristics.
| Physician (N = 916) | Nurse (N = 1,577) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n (%) | M (SD) | n (%) | M (SD) |
| ACP engagement | ||||
| Engaging in ACP | 263 (28.7) | — | 435 (27.6) | — |
| Currently not engaging in ACP but considering | 213 (23.3) | — | 250 (15.9) | — |
| Currently not engaging in ACP nor considering | 440 (48.0) | — | 892 (56.5) | — |
| Completion of training | ||||
| Having completed | 214 (23.4) | — | 335 (21.2) | — |
| Not yet completed | 702 (76.6) | — | 1,242 (78.8) | — |
| Years in clinical practicea | — | 6.11 (2.23) | — | 5.44 (1.95) |
| Caring for dying patient | ||||
| Rarely | 20 (22.1) | — | 265 (16.8) | — |
| One death/year | 117 (12.8) | — | 249 (15.8) | — |
| One death/6 months | 218 (23.8) | — | 574 (36.4) | — |
| At least one death/month | 378 (41.3) | — | 489 (31.0) | — |
| Facility type | ||||
| Hospital | 612 (66.8) | — | 755 (47.9) | — |
| Other than hospital | 304 (33.2) | — | 822 (52.1) | — |
Note. ACP = advance care planning.
a
This is an ordinal measure: 1 to 5 years = 1; 6 to 10 years = 2; 11 to 15 years = 3; 16 to 20 years = 4; 21 to 25 years = 5; 26 to 30 years = 6; 31 to 35 years = 7; 36 to 40 years = 8; 41 to 45 years = 9; 46 to 50 years = 10; more than 50 years = 11.