Table 1 Self assessment of confidence in different domains of palliative care, overall (n = 101) and separately for the universities of Mainz (n = 76) and Göttingen (n = 25)
question | university | confident n (%) | rather confident n (%) | rather non confident n (%) | non confident n (%) | n = |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1)Regarding assessment and examination of patients with cancer pain I feel... | overall Mainz Göttingen | 2 (2) 1 (1) 1 (4) | 34 (34) 28 (37) 6 (24) | 57 (56) 43 (57) 14 (56) | 8 (8) 4 (5) 4 (16) | 101 76 25 |
(2) Regarding the basic principles and contents of palliative care I feel... | overall Mainz Göttingen | 3 (3) 3 (4) 0 | 30 (30) 20 (26) 10 (40) | 59 (58) 46 (61) 13 (52) | 9 (9) 7 (9) 2 (8) | 101 76 25 |
(3) Regarding the integration of psychological aspects in the treatment and accompaniment of severely ill and dying patients I feel... | overall Mainz Göttingen | 5 (5) 4 (5) 1 (4) | 30 (30) 24 (31) 7 (28) | 52 (51) 42 (55) 10 (40) | 14 (14) 7 (9) 7 (28) | 101 76 25 |
(4) Regarding the medical treatment of cancer pain I feel... | overall Mainz Göttingen | 8 (8) 8 (11) 0 | 49 (49) 44 (58) 6 (24) | 29 (29) 20 (26) 9 (36) | 14 (14) 4 (5) 10 (40) | 101 76 25 |
(5) Regarding the integration of spiritual aspects in the treatment and accompaniment of severely ill and dying patients I feel... | overall Mainz Göttingen | 5 (5) 5 (7) 0 | 17 (17) 13 (17) 4 (16) | 45 (45) 38 (50) 8 (32) | 33 (33) 20 (26) 13 (52) | 101 76 25 |
(6) Regarding the treatment of symptoms, which might occur in advanced cancer, I feel... | overall Mainz Göttingen | 4 (4) 3 (4) 1 (4) | 41 (41) 32 (42) 9 (38) | 45 (45) 34 (45) 11 (45) | 10 (10) 7 (9) 3 (13) | 100 76 24 |
(7) Regarding communicating with severely ill and dying patients I feel... | overall Mainz Göttingen | 7 (7) 5 (7) 2 (8) | 36 (36) 29 (38) 7 (28) | 40 (40) 30 (40) 10 (40) | 17 (17) 11 (15) 6 (24) | 101 76 25 |
(8) In explaining to a patient the inability to cure her/his disease, I feel... | overall Mainz Göttingen | 2 (2) 1 (1) 1 (4) | 17 (17) 12 (16) 5 (20) | 44 (44) 36 (48) 8 (32) | 37 (37) 26 (35) 11 (44) | 100 75 25 |
(9) In explaining to a patient the change from a tumor specific treatment (e.g. chemotherapy) to palliative care I feel... | overall Mainz Göttingen | 1 (1) 1 (1) 0 | 19 (19) 14 (19) 5 (20) | 60 (59) 45 (59) 15 (60) | 21 (21) 16 (21) 5 (20) | 101 76 25 |
(10) Regarding the treatment of and accompaniment of terminally ill and dying patients I feel... | overall Mainz Göttingen | 0 0 0 | 20 (20) 17 (23) 3 (12) | 51 (50) 39 (51) 12 (48) | 30 (30) 20 (26) 10 (40) | 101 76 25 |