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Table 1 Characteristics of Respondents

From: Breaking silence: a survey of barriers to goals of care discussions from the perspective of oncology practitioners

Nurses (n = 28)

 Age (mean)

40.2

 Male

2 (7%)

 Female

26 (93%)

 Years of practice (mean)

12.0

Staff Physicians (n = 30)

 Age (mean)

42

 Male

21 (70%)

 Female

9 (30%)

 Years of practice (mean)

12.5

Resident Physicians (n = 10)

 Age (mean)

31.4

 Male

8 (80%)

 Female

2 (20%)

 Weeks of inpatient subspecialty oncology completed (mean)

5.9