Table 3 Participant characteristics
GPC (n = 437) | SPC (n = 1316) | Difference between GPC and SPC, p-value | Effect size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
Age grouped, no. (%) | ≤ 0.001 | 0.161 | ||
< 30 | 76 (17.4) | 109 (8.4) | ||
30–39 | 104 (24.4) | 233 (18.1) | ||
40–49 | 92 (21.6) | 366 (28.4) | ||
≥ 50 | 154 (36.2) | 582 (45.1) | ||
Sex, no. (%) | 0.201 | |||
Female | 388 (89.6) | 1119 (87.3) | ||
Male | 45 (10.4) | 163 (12.7) | ||
Education and Graduation | ||||
Education, no. (%) | ≤ 0.001 | 0.202 | ||
Without school-leaving qualification/other qualification | 11 (2.5) | 16 (1.3) | ||
Secondary school leaving certificate | 58 (13.4) | 56 (4.4) | ||
Qualification intermediate school-leaving certificate | 239 (55.3) | 674 (52.5) | ||
Entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences | 73 (16.9) | 216 (16.8) | ||
General qualification for university entrance | 51 (11.8) | 322 (25.1) | ||
Grade, no. (%) | ≤ 0.001 | 0.521 | ||
Nursing/geriatric nursing assistant | 79 (18.7) | 196 (15.2) | ||
Nurse | 75 (17.7) | 835 (64.8) | ||
Geriatric nurse | 196 (46.2) | 136 (10.6) | ||
University diploma | 10 (2.4) | 96 (7.5) | ||
Others (in training, other education, no education) | 64 (15.2) | 25 (2.0) | ||
Working specific aspects | ||||
Working area, no. (%) | ||||
Nursing home | 344 (78.7) | |||
Outpatient care | 93 (21.3) | |||
Palliative care unit | 441 (33.5) | |||
Hospice | 538 (40.9) | |||
SAPV | 337 (25.6) | |||
Professional experience grouped, no. (%) | ≤ 0.001 | 0.275 | ||
0–15 years | 259 (61.5) | 401 (30.8) | ||
16–30 years | 125 (29.7) | 616 (47.4) | ||
31–50 years | 37 (8.8) | 283 (21.8) | ||
Professional experience in specialised palliative care in years, mean (SD) | 6.5 (4.8) | |||
Additional qualification in palliative care | ≤ 0.001 | 0.579 | ||
No | 329 (76.2) | 196 (14.9) | ||
Current qualification | 17 (3.9) | 69 (5.3) | ||
Yes | 86 (19.9) | 1049 (79.8) | ||
Extent of palliative care in percent, median (range) | 20 (0–100) | |||
Death of patients grouped, no. (%) | ≤ 0.001 | 0.487 | ||
0 | 62 (15.6) | 45 (3.8) | ||
1–3 | 218 (54.9) | 173 (14.6) | ||
≥ 4 | 117 (29.5) | 965 (81.6) | ||
Exercise of nursing activities, no. (%) | ||||
No | 233 (17.9) | |||
Yes | 1071 (82.1) | |||
Extent of employment, no. (%) | ≤ 0.001 | 0.116 | ||
Part-time job | 175 (40.4) | 667 (53.7) | ||
Full-time job | 258 (59.6) | 575 (46.3) | ||
Fund, no. (%) | ≤ 0.001 | 0.317 | ||
Private | 189 (44.7) | 209 (16.4) | ||
Publicly-owned | 28 (6.6) | 338 (26.4) | ||
Independent | 206 (48.7) | 731 (57.2) | ||