Table 1 Main characteristics of the sample
Characteristic | N (%) or mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Female sex | 125 (57.1) |
Age in years | 44.7 (13.3) |
Professional title | |
Specialist physician | 147 (67.1) |
Resident physician | 56 (25.6) |
Physician without residency | 10 (4.6) |
Other | 6 (2.7) |
Specialty field* | |
Geriatrics | 111 (54.7) |
Emergency Medicine | 31 (15.3) |
Internal Medicine | 29 (14.3) |
Other | 48 (15.7) |
Length of working experience | |
< 5 years | 69 (31.5) |
5 to 9 years | 22 (10.0) |
10 to 20 years | 46 (21.0) |
> 20 years | 82 (37.4) |
Job setting | |
Acute Hospital Ward | 72 (32.9) |
Emergency Department | 68 (31.1) |
Nursing Home | 31 (14.2) |
Rehabilitation Facility | 14 (6.4) |
Primary Care | 14 (6.4) |
Other | 20 (9.1) |
Work in an hospital | 161 (73.5) |
University-related/affiliated | 90 (55.9) |
With an Emergency Department | 144 (89.4) |