Table 2 Demographics of the Participants
|  | Physician (N = 13) | Nurse (N = 13) |
|---|---|---|
Age (Mean [SD]) | 39.00 (9.28) | 37.15 (4.34) |
Gender (n [%]) | ||
 Female | 5 (38.5) | 13 (100) |
Education (n [%]) | ||
 Tertiary school | 5 (38.5) | 12 (92.3) |
 Master’s degree | 5 (38.5) | 1 (7.7) |
 Doctoral degree | 3 (23.0) | 0 (0) |
Religion (n [%]) | ||
 Buddhist | 3 (23.0) | 1 (7.7) |
 None | 10 (76.9) | 12 (92.3) |
Marital status (n [%]) | ||
 Married | 12 (92.3) | 12 (92.3) |
 Divorced | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0) |
 Single | 0 (0) | 1 (7.7) |
Working since graduation (year) (Median [range]) | 10 (5–37) | 17 (4–25) |
Working in this specialty (year) (Median [range]) | 10 (0.2–19) | 11 (1–16) |
Level of health care institution (n [%]) | ||
 Tertiary hospital | 7 (53.8) | 6 (46.2) |
 Secondary hospital | 4 (30.8) | 5 (38.5) |
 Community health care center | 2 (15.4) | 2 (15.4) |
Specialty (n [%]) | ||
 AED | 4 (30.8) | 3 (23.1) |
 ICU | 1 (7.7) | 1 (7.7) |
 Cardiology department | 2 (15.4) | 2 (15.4) |
 Pulmonary department | 0 (0) | 2 (15.4) |
 Gastroenterology department | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0) |
 Hepatology department | 1 (7.7) | 1 (7.7) |
 Nephrology department | 2 (15.4) | 2 (15.4) |
 General practice | 2 (15.4) | 2 (15.4) |
Diagnoses of patients cared for by the participants (n [%]) | Total (n = 26) | |
 Cancer | 22 (84.6) | |
 Cardiovascular disease | 22 (84.6) | |
 Diabetes | 11 (42.3) | |
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 12 (46.2) | |
 Renal failure | 16 (61.5) | |
 Cirrhosis | 11 (42.3) | |
 Dementia | 5 (19.2) | |
 Parkinson’s disease | 7 (16.9) | |
 Multiple sclerosis | 2 (7.7) | |