Table 1 Parameters associated with resident satisfaction about quality of patients’ end-of-life care

Delay in implementation of palliative care

Satisfaction about quality of patients’ end-of-life care

 Palliative care should have been implemented earlier

50.3

80.1

6.2.10 ^–11

 Perception of an unreasonable obstinacy

57.3

64.3

0.12

 The patient took part in therapeutic intensity

61

57.9

0.49

 Quality of palliative care could have been improved

65.3

92.4

2.9.10 ^–11

Management of patients complaints

 Perception of an insufficient consideration of patient pain

40.7

55.6

0.001

 Perception of an insufficient consideration of patient psychological frailty

56.8

62

0.25

 Perception of quality of supervision form senior staff members

 Satisfied by the quality of their supervision

64.7

28.1

3.37.10 ^–15

 Perception of an ability to express their disagreement on the course of treatment

46.7

55.9

0.52

Distress in end-of-life care management

 Hurt by a perception of unreasonable obstinacy

60.9

70.9

0.077

 No difficulties using and adapting analgesic and sedative drugs

23.2

18.7

0.24

 Difficulties /avoiding talking about death with patient

40.1

52

0.009

 Difficulties /avoiding talking about death with patient’s relatives

33.9

46.2

0.006

 Desire to avoid caring for dying patients

20.6

38.6

1.21 × 10 ^–5

 Clinical duties impact their personal life

65.3

71.3

0.16

 Wish to have a professional orientation in palliative care management

20.6

14

0.068