Table 1 Respondent characteristics
From: Burnout and resilience among Canadian palliative care physicians
Characteristics | NÂ =Â 165 (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
  ≤ 40 | 48 (29.1) |
 41 to 50 | 37 (22.4) |
 51 to 60 | 51 (30.9) |
  > 60 | 29 (17.6) |
Gender | |
 Male | 49 (29.7) |
 Female | 116 (70.3) |
Preferred language for survey completion | |
 English | 135 (78.8) |
 French | 35 (21.2) |
Years in practice | |
  ≤ 10 | 53 (32.1) |
 11 to 20 | 38 (23.0) |
 21 to 30 | 41 (24.8) |
  > 30 | 33 (20.0) |
Hours per week | |
  ≤ 40 | 54 (32.7) |
 41 to 60 | 88 (53.3) |
  > 60 | 23 (13.9) |
Care setting | |
 Palliative Care Unit | 66 (40.0) |
 Hospice | 62 (37.0) |
 Hospital-based consult team | 101 (61.2) |
 Community | 89 (53.9) |
 Outpatient clinic | 20 (12.1) |
Time in clinical practice is predominantly (> 50%) in palliative care | |
 Yes | 131 (79.4) |
 No | 34 (20.6) |
Spends ≥ 20% of work time on non-clinical activities | |
 Yes | 84 (50.9) |
 No | 81 (40.1) |
Length of time that clinical care has focused on palliative care | |
  ≤ 5 years | 41 (24.8) |
 6 to 10 years | 43 (26.1) |
 11 to 20 years | 40 (24.2) |
 21 to 30 years | 18 (10.9) |
  > 30 years | 7 (4.2) |
 Not reported | 16 (9.7) |
First residency | |
 General practitioner/Family Medicine | 114 (69.1) |
 Internal Medicine | 20 (12.1) |
 Anaesthesia | 4 (2.4) |
 Emergency Medicine | 4 (2.4) |
 Pediatrics | 6 (3.6) |
 Urology | 1 (0.6) |
 Not reported | 16 (9.7) |
Has additional formal training in palliative medicine | |
 Yes | 77 (46.7) |
 No | 72 (43.6) |
 Not reported | 16 (9.7) |
Remuneration | |
 Clinical and/or clinical-academic salary | 73 (44.2) |
 Fee for Service | 35 (21.2) |
 Combination of above | 41 (24.8) |
 Not reported | 16 (9.7) |