Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | No. (%) of respondents* n = 32 |
|---|---|
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 38.3 ± 7.6 |
| Sex | |
| Female | 24 (75) |
| Male | 6 (18) |
| Missing | 2 (6) |
| Years of experience, mean ± SD | 7.3 ± 4.9 |
| Trained in Canada | 28 (88) |
| Ward | |
| Medical oncology, radiation oncology | 3 (9) |
| Hematology–oncology | 6 (19) |
| Internal medicine | 23 (72) |
| Training background | |
| Physiotherapist | 9 (28) |
| Social worker | 7 (22) |
| Occupational therapist | 6 (19) |
| Registered dietician | 4 (12) |
| Pharmacist | 3 (9) |
| Speech–language pathologist | 2 (6) |
| Missing | 1 (3) |
| Prior formal training in goals-of-care discussions | 4 (12) |
| Self-reported rating of skill in having goals-of-care discussions, mean ± SD† | 2.7 ± 1.1 |
| Self-reported rating of priority in gaining skill in having goals-of-care discussions, mean ± SD‡ | 3.6 ± 1.0 |
| Religious affiliation | |
| Roman Catholic | 10 (31) |
| Protestant Christian | 9 (28) |
| Other Christian | 1 (3) |
| Jewish | 1 (3) |
| None | 9 (28) |
| Missing | 2 (6) |
| Rating of importance of spirituality in respondent’s life, mean ± SD§ | 5 ± 1.5 |
Note: SD = standard deviation.
↵* Except where noted otherwise.
↵† On a 5-point Likert scale where 1 = limited, 2 = fair, 3 = average, 4 = very good and 5 = expert.
↵‡ On a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (low priority) to 5 (high priority).
↵§ On a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (extremely unimportant) to 7 (extremely important).