Table 2 Experience of the terminal and EOL care
Variable | n (%)†/Mean ± SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physicians | Nurses (n = 293) | |||
Total (n = 181) | Attending (n = 94) | Resident (n = 87) | ||
Number of terminal diseases diagnosed per month (range: 0–20) | ||||
 ≤ 2.0 | 85 (47.5) | 59 (62.8) | 42 (49.4) | – |
 > 2.0 | 94 (52.5) | 35 (37.2) | 43 (50.6) | – |
Acquaintance with POLST-K | ||||
 Yes | 145 (80.1) | 79 (84.0) | 66 (75.9) | 205 (70.0) |
 No | 36 (19.9) | 15 (16.0) | 21 (24.1) | 88 (30.0) |
Satisfaction with EOL decisions (range: 0–100) | 51.47 ± 20.63 | 50.42 ± 19.65 | 51.10 ± 20.20 | 56.86 ± 17.99 |