Senior Physicians (n = 22) | Junior Physicians (n = 21) | p-value | |
When would you consider a referral to palliative care?* n(%) agree | |||
When first diagnosed with life limiting illness | 6 (28.6) | 8 (38.1) | 0.513 |
At symptom onset | 21 (95.5) | 21 (100) | 0.323 |
How confident are you in explaining the role of palliative care to patients?† Mean (+/−sd) | 3.95 (0.6) | 3.42 (0.8) | 0.020 |
Senior Nurses (n = 45) | Junior Nurses (n = 111) | p-value | |
When would you consider a referral to palliative care?* n(%) agree | |||
When first diagnosed with life limiting illness | 32 (71.1) | 83 (74.8) | 0.638 |
At symptom onset | 34 (75.6) | 94 (85.5) | 0.140 |
How confident are you in explaining the role of palliative care to patients?† Mean (+/−sd) | 3.07 (0.8) | 3.24 (0.9) | 0.273 |