Table 7 Study population
First Author, Year | Profession | N analyzed | Setting % (N) | Age (Mean, SD) | Sex (% male/female) | Religion % (N) | Clinical experience, Years (Mean, SD) | Palliative Care experience | Experience with CDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morita T, 2002 [37] | Oncologists Palliative Care Physicians | 697 | CC and Hospital: 80 (560) Hospice and PCU: 13 (87) | 45, 8.2 | 92/6.2 | Buddhism: 16 (108) Christianity: 6.7 (47) Others: 1.9 (13) None: 75 (521) | Oncology experience: 16, 8.1 | Time used for palliative care: 72% used less than 25% of their working time | No. of physicians who used CDS for physical suffering: n = 456, 66% No. of physicians who used CDS for psychological suffering: n = 262, 38% |
Morita T, 2004 [38] | Oncology Nurses Palliative Care Nurses | 2607a | CC: 46 (1197) General Hospital: 33 (868) PCU: 20 (525) | 33, 8.6 | 1/99 | n.r. | Clinical experience: 11, 8.4 | n.r. | No. of patients they cared for during the previous year who received CDS: Median of 8 patients/year |
Rietjens JAC, 2007 [39] | Palliative Care Nurses Intensive Care Nurses | 16a | PCU: 62.5 (10) MICU: 37.5 (6) | 38, n.r. | 6.2/93.8 | Roman Catholic: 43.7 (7) Protestant: 12.5 (2) Others: 31.3 (5) None: 12.5 (2) | n.r. | Work experience in palliative care or ICU care: < 5 years: 6 (37.5%) 5-10 years: 4 (25%) > 10 years: 6 (37.5%) | n.r. |