TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics, N = 179
| Gender | |
| Female – n (%) | 155 (86.6) |
| Age – median (min‐max) | 50 (22–64) |
| Work experience in years | |
| Median – min‐max | 25 (1–46) |
| Hospital type – n (%) | |
| General hospital | 142 (79.3) |
| Academic hospital | 37 (20.7) |
| Working with patient population – n (%) a | |
| Adults with incurable cancer | 169 (94.4) |
| Adults with other life‐limiting conditions | 160 (89.3) |
| Vulnerable elderly | 171 (95.5) |
| Working as – n (%) | |
| Nurse | 87 (48.6) |
| Clinical nurse specialist | 11 (6.1) |
| Specialized nurse | 70 (39.1) |
| Other | 11 (6.1) |
| Working in – n (%) a | |
| Inpatient clinic | 122 (52.4) |
| Outpatient clinic | 24 (10.3) |
| Day care | 24 (10.3) |
| Other b | 28 (12.0) |
| Specialism – n (%) a | |
| Oncology | 48 (26.8) |
| Pulmonology | 36 (20.1) |
| Cardiology | 41 (22.9) |
| Neurology | 28 (15.6) |
| Geriatrics | 18 (10.1) |
| Internal medicine | 40 (22.3) |
| Surgery | 47 (26.3) |
| Other c | 79 (44.1) |
a
Multiple answers possible.
b
Such as emergency or supporting specialism.
c
Such as emergency, nephrology, ICU, urology or multiple specialisms.