Online modules to improve health professionals’ end-of-life law knowledge and confidence: a pre-post survey study

BMC Palliative Care

Table 2 Sample characteristics

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Total	136	100.0
Profession
Nurse ^a	61	44.9
Doctor	46	33.8
Allied health ^b	16	11.8
Medical student	10	7.4
Non-health professional	3	2.2
Gender
Female	100	73.5
Male	36	26.5
Age
< 25 years	4	2.9
25–34 years	18	13.2
35–44 years	32	23.5
45–54 years	29	21.3
55–64 years	51	37.5
65 years and over	2	1.5
State
Queensland	40	29.4
Victoria	39	28.7
New South Wales	34	25.0
Western Australia	11	8.1
South Australia	9	6.6
Australian Capital Territory	2	1.5
Tasmania	1	0.7
Northern Territory	0	0.0
Main work setting
Hospital	63	46.3
Residential aged care facility	14	10.3
Specialist palliative care service	11	8.1
General practice	10	7.4
Private practice	8	5.9
Community health	7	5.1
Other	12	8.8
Not applicable (medical/nursing student)	11	8.1

^aIncludes one nursing student. ^bIncludes paramedics, social workers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, psychologists, physiotherapists, Indigenous Hospital Liaison Officers, radiographers, audiometrists and music therapists

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