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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (N = 250)

From: Critical care nurses’ knowledge and attitudes and their perspectives toward promoting advance directives and end-of-life care

Item

n (%)

Gender (n = 249)

 Male

29 (11.6)

 Female

220 (88.4)

Age group, years

 20 ~ 30

190 (76.0)

 31 ~ 40

45 (18.0)

 41 ~ 50

15 (6.0)

Educational level (n = 249)

 Tertiary education

12 (4.8)

 Undergraduate

231 (92.4)

 Master's degree

6 (2.4)

Year working as an ICU nurse

 1 ~ 5

148 (59.2)

 6 ~ 10

54 (21.6)

 11 ~ 15

27 (10.8)

  > 15

21 (8.4)

Type of ICU

 Medical

76 (30.4)

 Surgical

57 (22.8)

 Cardiac

54 (21.6)

 Neurologic

27 (10.8)

 Respiratory

36 (14.4)

Continuing education in EoL care per year (h) (n = 249)

 0

45 (18.1)

 0.5

80 (32.1)

5

119 (47.8)

 6 ~ 10

4 (1.6)

  > 10

1 (0.4)

  1. Notes: EoL End-of-life, ICU Intensive care unit