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Table 3 Self-Confidence and knowledge according to gender, specialty, additional certificates and work experience

From: Self-confidence and knowledge of German ICU physicians in palliative care – a multicentre prospective study

  

Self-confidence (median [IQR])

Knowledge test (median [IQR])

 

p-value

 

p-value

Gender

Male

2.8 [2.4–3.2]

0.080

55% [49–60]

0.741

Female

2.6 [2.3–3.0]

55% [45–65]

Specialty

Anaesthesia

2.7 [2.3–3.1]

0.205

55% [46–64]

0.240

other operative

2.5 [2.3–2.7]

53% [41–55]

other non-operative

2.8 [2.4–3.0]

57% [46–60]

CPoP

no

2.6 [2.3–3.0]

< 0.001*

55% [45–60]

0.004*

yes

3.4 [3.0–3.6]

60% [55–75]

  

Spearman Rho

 

Spearman Rho

 

ICU work experience

 

0.499

< 0.001*

0.117

0.178

  1. Results of participants’ self-confidence and knowledge according to gender, specialty, an additional certificate in pain or palliative medicine (CPoP) and ICU work experience. Results are given as median with interquartile range (IQR). Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient is provided as Spearman Rho. Asterics indicate statistical significance
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BMC Palliative Care

ISSN: 1472-684X

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