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Table 2 The respondents’ knowledge of advance directives (AD)

From: Are advance directives helpful for good end of life decision making: a cross sectional survey of health professionals

Statements

Profession

  

Physicians

Pharmacists

Nurses

Common level of knowledge

Absolutely important/important

%

%

%

%

I clearly understood what is AD

24.6

12.4a

13.9a

16.7

χ 2 = 23.84 df = 4 p = 0.000

I have limited understanding about AD

57.7

57.1

45.9

51.7

I don’t know what is AD

57.7

30.5b

40.2b

31.4

  1. aStatistically significant comparing pharmacists to physicians
  2. bStatistically significant comparing nurses to physicians