Table 2.

Descriptive Characteristics of Attitudes towards and Knowledge of PC

Variables	Subscales	Mean	SD	Minimum	Maximum
Attitudes towards PC	Total score of Attitudes	142.03	11.35	99	172
	principles of PC	52.68	3.95	38	61
	patient’s autonomy	34.73	4.65	22	45
	end-of-life care	29.38	3.64	19	43
	family participation in PC	25.22	3.27	9	30
Knowledge of PC	Total score of knowledge	19.47	2.62	10	26
	Physical Symptom management	6.29	1.59	2	10
	Pain management	5.24	1.27	2	9
	Psychological symptom management	4.30	0.81	1	6
	General concept	3.62	1.18	0	5