Table 1 Demographics of Respondents
From: Caring for depression in the dying is complex and challenging – survey of palliative physicians
Palliative Physicians (n = 72) [n/%] | |
|---|---|
Position | |
Specialist & Fellow | 53 (73.6%) |
Trainee | 16 (22.2%) |
Other | 3 (4.2%) |
Training Background Apart From Palliative Medicine | 42 (58.3%) |
GP | 25 (34.7%) |
Other Physician Training | 13 (18.1%) |
Critical Care (Emergency, Intensive Care, Anaesthetics) | 1 (1.4%) |
Psychiatry | 1 (1.4%) |
Othera | 7 (9.7%) |
Gender | |
Male | 18 (25.0%) |
Female | 54 (75.0%) |
Country | |
Australia | 55 (76.4%) |
New Zealand | 17 (23.6%) |
Years Since Medical Graduation | |
< 10 years | 8 (11.1%) |
10–19 years | 27 (37.5%) |
20 or more years | 37 (51.4%) |
Age | |
21–30 | 2 (2.8%) |
31–40 | 20 (34.7%) |
41–50 | 15 (20.8%) |
51–60 | 23 (31.9%) |
61–70 | 7 (9.7%) |
71–80 | 0 (0.0%) |
Clinical Hours/ week | |
< 10 | 2 (2.8%) |
10–19 | 5 (6.9%) |
20–29 | 15 (20.8%) |
30–39 | 32 (44.4%) |
40 or more | 18 (25.0%) |
Clinical Rolesb | |
Community (patient home, group home and residential aged care facilities) | 35 (48.6%) |
Outpatient Clinic | 35 (48.6%) |
Consultative Service in Acute Hospital | 45 (62.5%) |
Acute Inpatient (Palliative Care or Psychiatry Wards in Acute Hospital) | 28 (38.9%) |
Subacute Hospital (Palliative Care Unit / Hospice / Subacute Psychiatry Unit) | 30 (41.7%) |
Encounter depression in very poor prognoses | 70 (97.2%)c |