Table 4 Respondent characteristics
Physicians | Laypeople | |
|---|---|---|
(n = 401) | (n = 1134) | |
Age* | ||
Mean (years) | 41.6 | 44.5 |
Range | 24–87 | 20–69 |
Sex* | ||
Male (%) | 314 (78.3) | 578 (51.0) |
Female (%) | 82 (20.4) | 556 (49.0) |
No answer | 5 | 0 |
Religious belief* | ||
Yes (%) | 53 (13.2) | 92 (8.1) |
No (%) | 343 (85.5) | 1016 (89.6) |
No answer (%) | 5 (0.12) | 26 (2.3) |
Experienced impressions of practicing inappropriate medical treatments* | ||
Yes (%) | 334 (83.3) | 460 (40.6) |
No (%) | 60 (15.0) | 674 (59.4) |
No answer (%) | 7 (1.7) | 0 |
Mean years of practice (range) | 15.6 (1–67) | − |
Specialty (%) | − | |
Internal medicine | 192 (47.9) | |
Surgical medicine | 127 (31.7) | |
Other | 74 (18.5) | |
No answer | 8 (2.0) | |
Affiliated facility (%) | − | |
Clinic | 17 (4.2) | |
Private hospital | 151(37.7) | |
Public hospital | 121 (30.2) | |
University hospital | 66 (16.5) | |
Other | 42 (10.5) | |
No answer | 4 (1.0) | |
Practical experience with end-of-life stage patients | ||
Yes (%) | 348 (86.8) | |
No (%) | 48 (12.0) | |
No answer (%) | 5 (1.2) | |
Frequency of consulting with medical doctors | − | |
Almost every day (%) | 3 (0.3) | |
Several times a week (%) | 20 (1.8) | |
Several times a month (%) | 272 (24.0) | |
Several times a year (%) | 563 (49.6) | |
Never (%) | 276 (24.3) | |
Most frequent medical facility of consult | − | |
Clinic (%) | 576 (50.8) | |
Private hospital (%) | 226 (19.4) | |
Public hospital (%) | 55 (4.9) | |
University hospital (%) | 217 (19.1) | |
Other (%) | 66 (5.8) | |
Experienced death of a close person in the last 10 years | − | |
Yes (%) | 778 (68.6) | |
No (%) | 356 (31.4) |