Table 2 Association between physicians’ characteristics and good knowledge of advance care planning

Gender

0.897

 Male

493 (46.4)

569 (53.6)

1.05 [0.72–1.52]

Years of practice

0.118

 1–15

79 (51.6)

74 (48.4)

1.00 (ref)

 16–30

227 (48.5)

241 (51.5)

1.26 [0.82–1.95]

 ≥ 31

279 (43.7)

360 (56.3)

1.22 [0.79–1.86]

Specialty

 Internal medicine

294 (50.9)

283 (49.1)

0.003

1.85 [1.29–2.64]

 General medicine

61 (85.9)

10 (14.1)

 < 0.001

6.73 [3.29–13.78]

 Palliative care

121 (93.1)

9 (7.0)

 < 0.001

15.23 [7.42–31.26]

 Surgery

127 (58.8)

89 (41.2)

 < 0.001

1.56 [1.04–2.35]

 Others

192 (33.6)

380 (66.4)

 < 0.001

0.77 [0.54–1.09]

Workplace

 Hospital

434 (60.2)

287 (39.8)

 < 0.001

1.00 (ref)

 Clinic

121 (25.3)

357 (74.7)

 < 0.001

0.33 [0.25–0.44]

 Nursing home

5 (29.4)

12 (70.6)

0.16

0.33 [0.11–0.97]

 Others

25 (56.8)

19 (43.2)

0.16

1.34 [0.69–2.61]