Table 1.
Baseline demographic characteristics of emergency clinicians
| Total N=161 (%) | without training n=84 (%) | with training n=77 (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | 0.068 | |||
| Attending physician | 82 (51) | 37 (44) | 45 (58) | |
| Physician assistant or Nurse practitioner | 79 (49) | 47 (56) | 32 (42) | |
| Year in practicing clinical medicine | 0.945 | |||
| 0–5 years | 49 (30) | 27 (32) | 22 (29) | |
| 6–10 years | 49 (30) | 25 (30) | 24 (31) | |
| 11–15 years | 19 (12) | 9 (11) | 10 (13) | |
| 16–20 years | 23 (14) | 11 (13) | 12 (16) | |
| 21+ years | 21 (13) | 12 (14) | 9 (12) | |
| Frequency of verbally determining code status while providing clinical care | 0.559 | |||
| < once every 2 months | 53 (33) | 25 (30) | 28 (36) | |
| 1 time every 1 −2 month | 45 (28) | 27 (32) | 18 (23) | |
| 1– 2 times every month | 37 (23) | 20 (24) | 17 (22) | |
| >2 times per month | 26 (16) | 12 (14) | 14 (18) | |
| Prior training in palliative care or communication skills for end-of-life care | 0.004 | |||
| Never | 27 (17) | 21 (25) | 6 (8) | |
| Prior training | 134 (83) | 63 (75) | 71 (92) | |