Self-confidence and knowledge of German ICU physicians in palliative care - a multicentre prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about ICU physicians' self-confidence and knowledge related to palliative care. Our objective was to investigate self-confidence and knowledge of German ICU physicians related to palliative care, and to assess the impact of work experience, gender, specialty and additional certifications in pain or palliative medicine.

Methods

In a multicentre prospective observational study ICU physicians of ten hospitals were asked to rate their self-confidence and to complete a multiple choice questionnaire for the assessment of knowledge. Beyond descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests for group comparisons, linear regression analysis was used to assess the impact of independent variable on self-confidence and knowledge. Spearman's rank test was calculat

SUBMITTER: Krautheim V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5700543 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature