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Table 2 Background characteristics of physicians (n = 1354)a
| General practitioners | Elderly care physicians | Medical specialists | Psychiatrists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 607 | N = 209 | N = 331 | N = 207 | |
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
| Demographics | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 260 (43.3) | 80 (38.5) | 198 (60.0) | 122 (59.5) |
| Female | 341 (56.7) | 128 (61.5) | 132 (40.0) | 83 (40.5) |
| Age in years | ||||
| < 40 | 167 (27.5) | 28 (13.4) | 88 (26.6) | 20 (9.6) |
| 40–54 | 280 (46.1) | 105 (50.2) | 176 (53.2) | 103 (49.8) |
| ≥ 55 | 160 (26.4) | 76 (36.4) | 67 (20.2) | 84 (40.6) |
| Religious belief | ||||
| No | 398 (66.6) | 130 (62.5) | 241 (73.7) | 117 (57.9) |
| Yes | 200 (33.4) | 78 (37.5) | 86 (26.3) | 85 (42.1) |
| Professional characteristics | ||||
| Years of experience | ||||
| < 10 | 142 (23.4) | 22 (10.5) | 65 (19.6) | 46 (22.2) |
| ≥ 10 | 465 (76.6) | 187 (89.5) | 266 (80.4) | 161 (77.8) |
| Palliative care education | ||||
| No | 261 (43.6) | 76 (36.9) | 257 (77.9) | 195 (96.1) |
| Yes | 338 (56.4) | 130 (63.1) | 73 (22.1) | 8 (3.9) |
| Consultant palliative care/member palliative care team | ||||
| No | 597 (98.5) | 181 (87.9) | 309 (93.9) | 202 (99.5) |
| Yes | 9 (1.5) | 25 (12.1) | 20 (6.1) | 1 (0.5) |
| SCEN physician | ||||
| No | 580 (95.7) | 194 (94.2) | 325 (99.1) | 199 (98.0) |
| Yes | 26 (4.3) | 12 (5.8) | 3 (0.9) | 4 (2.0) |
| Ever received an explicit EAS request | ||||
| No | 42 (6.9) | 49 (23.4) | 182 (55.2) | 111 (58.1) |
| Yes, but never performed EAS | 92 (15.2) | 60 (28.7) | 73 (22.1) | 73 (38.2) |
| Yes, and ever performed EAS | 472 (77.9) | 100 (47.8) | 75 (22.7) | 7 (3.7) |
| Received an EAS request from a psychiatric patient in the past year | ||||
| No | 564 (95.4) | 196 (95.6) | 325 (99.4) | 164 (83.7) |
| Yes | 27 (4.6) | 9 (4.4) | 2 (0.6) | 32 (16.3) |
| Ever performed EAS on request from a psychiatric patientb | ||||
| Nee | 572 (95.2) | 199 (95.2) | 327 (99.1) | 184 (96.3) |
| Ja | 29 (4.8) | 10 (4.8) | 3 (0.9) | 7 (3.7) |
