Table 2 Comparison between T1 (pre-interventional survey) and non-attendees group (uncorrected single tests)
Intervention group (I) T1n=219 | Non-attendees group (C) n=75 | p (I(T1):C) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Acquired experiences in palliative care n (%) | 189 (86.3) | 62 (82.7) | .44 |
- in a hospital | 178 (94.7) | 57 (91.9) | .43 |
- in a GP practice | 60 (31.9) | 27 (43.5) | .10 |
- in personal environment | 35 (18.6) | 13 (21.0) | .68 |
- other | 13 (6.9) | 3 (4.8) | .77 |
Strive for the additional specialisation in palliative care n (%) | 61 (29.0) | 18 (24.0) | .40 |
- already started with courses n (%) | 12 (19.0) | 7 (38.9) | .08 |
- already received additional specialization n (%) | 3 (5.7) | 2 (11.1) | .60 |
Acquired expertise in palliative care M (SD) | 2.9 (0.8) | 2.8 (1.0) | .73 |
- in Medical school n (%) | 68 (32.1) | 14 (20.3) | .06 |
- Self-study n (%) | 36 (17.0) | 15 (21.7) | .37 |
- in a hospital n (%) | 185 (87.3) | 61 (88.4) | .80 |
- in a GP practice n (%) | 59 (27.8) | 26 (37.7) | .12 |
- in personal environment n (%) | 35 (16.5) | 19 (27.5) | <.05 |
- professional training n (%) | 32 (15.1) | 12 (17.4) | .65 |
- other n (%) | 11 (5.2) | 9 (13.0) | <.05 |
Expertise in organization of palliative care situations regarding M (SD) | |||
- medical treatment in domestic environment | 2.5 (1.0) | 2.3 (1.0) | .11 |
- collaboration with other care providers | 2.5 (1.1) | 2.2 (1.0) | <.05 |
- involvement of family members | 3.2 (1.0) | 2.8 (1.1) | <.05 |
- Integration of other ambulant health care providers | 2.7 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.3) | .52 |
- Hospitalization of patients (in a palliative care unit or hospice) | 2.8 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.1) | .24 |
Expertise in handling of following items in palliative care situations M (SD) | |||
- Pain | 3.3 (0.8) | 3.2 (1.0) | .23 |
- Gastrointestinal symptoms | 3.1 (0.8) | 3.0 (0.9) | .24 |
- Dyspnoea | 3.3 (0.9) | 3.1 (1.0) | .11 |
- Anxiety and agitation | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.0 (1.0) | .08 |
- Delirium | 2.8 (1.0) | 2.5 (1.0) | <.05 |
- Fatigue | 2.2 (0.8) | 2.1 (1.0) | .26 |
- Fluid intake | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.1 (1.1) | .61 |
- Nutrition | 3.0 (0.9) | 2.9 (1.1) | .57 |
- Psychological problems | 2.9 (0.9) | 2.6 (1.0) | <.01 |
- Spiritual issues | 2.7 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.2) | .69 |
- Ethical issues | 3.1 (1.0) | 2.7 (1.1) | <.05 |
- Family members and social environment | 3.4 (0.9) | 3.1 (1.0) | <.05 |
- Grief | 3.3 (0.9) | 2.9 (0.9) | <.01 |