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Table 5 Items indicated for further education needs (Questionnaire Part C)

From: Attitudes and educational needs of emergency doctors providing palliative and end-of-life care in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional analysis based on a self-report study

Items

Overall (n = 145)

EOL group (n = 60)

Non-EOL group (n = 85)

P value (Chi square test)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Pain assessment and management

100 (69.0)

40 (66.7)

60 (70.6)

0.615

Management of terminal delirium

82 (56.6)

39 (65)

43 (50.6)

0.085

Management of dyspnea

95 (65.5)

40 (66.7)

55 (64.7)

0.807

Management of death rattle

63 (43.4)

32 (53.3)

31 (36.5)

0.044*

Management of feeding in EOL care

62 (42.8)

34 (56.7)

28 (32.9)

0.004*

Management of psych-social aspect of EOL

62 (42.8)

35 (58.3)

27 (31.8)

0.001*

Management of spirituality and cultural aspects in EOL

45 (31.0)

29 (48.3)

16 (18.8)

< 0.001*

Bereavement management

78 (53.8)

34 (56.7)

44 (51.8)

0.560

Last office and ritual arrangement

47 (32.4)

24 (40)

23 (27.1)

0.101

Communication skills

92 (63.4)

42 (70)

50 (58.8)

0.169

EOL care ethics

97 (66.9)

39 (65)

58 (68.2)

0.683

  1. Remarks
  2. EOL end-of-life
  3. Asterisk*: p < 0.05