Table 1 Characterisation of the overall and stratified sample by experience in palliative care
From: Communication strategies for adults in palliative care: the speech-language therapists’ perspective
Variable | Total (n = 97) | With PC experience (n = 40) | Without PC experience (n = 57) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | 0.736 | |||
Male | 10 (10) | 5 (12) | 5 (9) | |
Female | 87 (90) | 35 (88) | 52 (91) | |
Age (years), median (min-max) | 27 (22–57) | 29 (22–55) | 27 (22–57) | 0.245 |
Years of service n (%) | 0.875 | |||
≤ 5 | 61 (63) | 24 (60) | 37 (65) | |
6 to 10 | 23 (24) | 10 (25) | 13 (23) | |
≥11 | 13 (13) | 6 (15) | 7 (12) | |
Work setting n (%) | ||||
Hospital institution | 23 (24) | 15 (38) | 8 (14) | 0.007 |
Primary healthcare | 10 (10) | 2 (5) | 8 (14) | 0.189 |
Continuing healthcare | 27.(28) | 21 (53) | 6 (11) | < 0.001 |
Social institutions | 18 (19) | 4 (10) | 14 (25) | 0.069 |
Schools | 28 (29) | 4 (10) | 24 (42) | 0.001 |
Rehabilitation centres | 13 (13) | 6 (15) | 7 (12) | 0.699 |
Retirement homes | 13 (13) | 10 (25) | 3 (5) | 0.005 |
Clinics | 27 (28) | 8 (20) | 19 (33) | 0.149 |
In-home | 29 (30) | 16 (40) | 13 (23) | 0.069 |
Age group worked with n (%) | ||||
Children | 83 (86) | 28 (70) | 55 (97) | < 0.001 |
Youth | 59 (61) | 22 (55) | 37 (65) | 0.325 |
Adults | 65 (67) | 38(95) | 27(47) | < 0.001 |