Demographic information (numbers expressed as percentages and (n))
| Mean age (years) | 48.6 |
| Men | 14 (8) |
| Women | 86 (49) |
| Mean number of years in palliative care (range) | 11.8 |
| Employment status* | |
| Full-time | 57.8 (33) |
| Part-time | 33.3 (19) |
| Casual | 7.0 (4) |
| Profession | |
| Registered nurse | 45.6 (26) |
| Physicians | 22.8 (13) |
| Healthcare aide | 7.0 (4) |
| Spiritual care specialist | 5.2 (3) |
| Unit clerk | 3.5 (2) |
| Occupational therapist | 3.5 (2) |
| Licensed practical nurse | 3.5 (2) |
| Housekeeper | 1.7 (1) |
| Social worker | 1.7 (1) |
| Psychologist | 1.7 (1) |
| Respiratory therapist | 1.7 (1) |
| Physiotherapist | 1.7 (1) |
| Care setting† | |
| Home care | 29.8 (17) |
| Hospice | 26.3 (15) |
| Hospital dedicated palliative care unit | 21.0 (12) |
| Hospital palliative care consult service | 14.0 (8) |
| Palliative care administrator | 7.0 (4) |
| Outpatient oncology palliative care consult service | 5.2 (3) |
| Rural palliative care consult service | 5.2 (3) |
| Other | 1.7 (1) |
| Religious affiliation* | |
| Christian | 52.6 (30) |
| Buddhist | 7.0 (4) |
| Jewish | 3.5 (2) |
| Muslim | 1.7 (1) |
| Hindu | 1.7 (1) |
| None | 31.5 (18) |
| Religious and spiritual status* | |
| Spiritual and religious | 33.3 (19) |
| Spiritual but not religious | 56.1 (32) |
| None | 8.7 (5) |
*The total for these categories is less than 100% due to non-response by participants.
†The total for these categories is more than 100% due to some participants working in multiple care settings.