Table 3 Pre- and post-training knowledge of end-of-life law (n = 136)

Total score

5.65

1.89

7.92

1.32

2.26

-20.39

< 0.001

Capacity and consent  (3 questions)

1.32

0.72

1.51

0.80

0.20

-2.42

0.017

Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment  (3 questions)

1.86

1.03

2.54

0.64

0.68

-7.25

< 0.001

Advance care directives  (2 questions)

1.32

0.69

1.61

0.55

0.29

-4.24

< 0.001

Substitute decision-making  (1 question)

0.92

0.27

0.99

0.09

0.07

-2.97

0.004

Pain and symptom relief  (1 question)

0.24

0.43

0.35

0.48

0.12

-2.09

0.038