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Table 3 Demographic description of physicians, nurses and family members interviewed

From: Respiratory support withdrawal in intensive care units: families, physicians and nurses views on two hypothetical clinical scenarios

Related intensivists (N = 155)

 

Female N (%)

121 (78)

Male

34 (22)

Age (Median)

41(28 to 70)

Time since Graduation

17.00 (5 to 43)

ICU experience (Median)

14.00 (<1 to 37)

Catholic Religion N(%)

92 (59.3)

Related nurses (N = 204)

 

Female N (%)

185 (90.7)

Male

19 (9.3)

Age

33 (22 to 61)

Time since Graduation

8 (1 to 33)

ICU experience

6 (<1 to 32)

Catholic Religion N (%)

111 (54.4)

Related family members (N = 300)

 

Female

195 (65)

Male

105 (35)

Age

45 (20 to 80)

Marital status (married)

207 (69)

Catholic religion

175 (58.3)

Level of education

 

Elementary school

38 (12.7)

High school

94 (31.3)

College education

168 (56)

Relationship offspring N (%)

168 (56)

spouses N (%)

83 (27.7)

Previous knowledge of ICU N (%)

213 (71)