n | (%) | |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 1062 | (84.3) |
Years of practice | ||
1–15 | 153 | (12.1) |
16–30 | 468 | (37.1) |
≥ 31 | 639 | (50.7) |
Specialty (multiple answers permitted) | ||
Internal medicine | 577 | (45.8) |
General medicine | 71 | (5.6) |
Palliative care | 130 | (10.3) |
Surgery | 216 | (17.1) |
Others | 572 | (45.4) |
Workplace | ||
Hospital | 721 | (57.2) |
Clinic | 478 | (37.9) |
Nursing Home | 17 | (1.3) |
Others | 44 | (3.5) |
Good knowledge of ACP | ||
Yes | 585 | (46.4) |
No | 675 | (53.6) |
Believe that ACP should be promoted | ||
Agree | 970 | (77.0) |
Disagree | 17 | (1.3) |
Not sure | 273 | (21.7) |
Believe that medical and care staff should provide ACP | ||
Necessary | 1,035 | (82.1) |
Not necessary | 43 | (3.4) |
Not sure | 182 | (14.4) |
Extent of discussions about end-of-life medical care | ||
Sufficiently | 229 | (18.2) |
To some extent | 571 | (45.3) |
Infrequent | 273 | (21.7) |
Not involved in providing end-of-life care | 187 | (14.8) |