CHARACTERISTICS | N (%) |
---|---|
Age, y | |
• < 30 | 9 (9) |
• 30–40 | 30 (29) |
• 41–50 | 33 (32) |
• 51–60 | 20 (19) |
• > 60 | 11 (11) |
Type of practice | |
• Family medicine, general | 56 (54) |
• Family medicine with special interest | 42 (41) |
• Subspecialty with family medicine | 5 (5) |
Years in practice | |
• ≤ 5 | 23 (22) |
• 6–10 | 20 (19) |
• 11–15 | 12 (12) |
• 16–20 | 9 (9) |
• > 20 | 39 (38) |
Interest in palliative medicine | |
• Special interest in palliative care | 26 (25) |
• Previous discussions with patients about palliative or hospice care | 90 (87) |