Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample

Age N=562

 Mean age (SD) (years)

49 (10.9)

51.2 (10.9)

48 (10.7)

<0.01

Age categories

 <35

80 (14.2%)

20 (25%)

60 (75%)

<0.01

 35-50

199 (35.4%)

50 (25.1%)

149 (74.9%)

 >50

283 (50.4%)

106(37.5%)

177 (62.5%)

Work Experience N=502

 Mean experience (SD) (years)

17.3 (11)

19.7 (10.9)

16.2 (10.7)

<0.01

Work experience (SD) categories

 ≦10

167 (33.3%)

43 (25.7%)

124 (74.3%)

<0.05

 11-20

138 (27.5%)

43 (31.2%)

95 (68.8%)

 >20

197 (39.2%)

78 (39.6%)

119 (60.4%)

Professional Position N=566

 Physician

377 (66.6%)

143 (37.9%)

234 (62.1%)

<0.001

 Nurse

189 (33.4%)

34 (18%)

155 (82%)

Professional Service N=555

 Palliative Care

36 (6.5%)

8 (22.2%)

28 (77.8%)

<0.01

 Internal Medicine

58 (10.5%)

19 (32.8%)

39 (67.2%)

 Pneumology

50 (9%)

25 (50%)

25 (50%)

 ICU^a

95 (17.1%)

20 (21.1%)

75 (78.9%)

 Emergency Ward

62 (11.1%)

27 (43.5%)

35 (56.5%)

 PHC^b

254 (45.8%)

74 (29.1%)

180 (70.9%)

Work Setting N=524

 Hospital

239 (45.6%)

72 (30.1%)

167 (69.9%)

0.53

 Community

285 (54.4%)

87 (30.5%)

198 (69.5%)