Table 1 Characteristics of the interviewed members of the German Association for Palliative Care DGP
N | Median (25th–75th Percentile) | |
Age (years) | 1019 | 50 (44–54) |
Professional experience (years) | 1031 | 22 (15–29) |
N | Percent | |
Gender | ||
Female | 665 | 64.5% |
Male | 366 | 35.5% |
Profession | ||
Physician | 572 | 55.5% |
Among physicians: | ||
(general) internal medicine | 119 | 20.8% |
Oncology | 87 | 15.2% |
Anaesthesiology | 151 | 26.4% |
General medicine | 98 | 17.1% |
Other | 117 | 13.0% |
Nurses | 312 | 30.3% |
Other | 147 | 14.3% |
Undertaking research | ||
Yes | 211 | 20.5% |
No | 820 | 79.5% |
Qualification in palliative care/medicine | ||
Yes | 885 | 85.5% |
In process | 70 | 6.8% |
No | 77 | 7.5% |
Type of workplace | ||
Specialised palliative home care | 164 | 15.9% |
Hospice | 54 | 5.2% |
Hospital: palliative care unit | 249 | 24.2% |
Hospital: no palliative care unit | 217 | 21.0% |
Practices | 143 | 13.9% |
Ambulatory care service | 30 | 2.9% |
Science/research/teaching | 67 | 6.5% |
Other | 107 | 10.4% |