Table 3

Clinicians characteristics (N=73)

Days from patient death to interview, median (IQR)11 (4-22)
Interview type, n (%)
 Face-to-face71 (97.3)
 Email1 (1.4)
 Phone1 (1.4)
Profession, n (%)
 Physician35 (47.9)
 Nurse22 (30.1)
 Spiritual care clinician5 (6.8)
 3 Wishes research staff2 (2.7)
 Physiotherapist1 (1.4)
 Social worker1 (1.4)
 Respiratory therapist4 (5.5)
 Other (ethicist, medical student, chief executive officer)3 (4.1)
 Age, mean (SD) years36.2 (12.1)
Sex, n (%)
 Female42 (57.5)
 Male31 (42.5)
Spiritual affiliation, n (%)
 Agnostic9 (12.3)
 Anglican6 (8.2)
 Baptist2 (2.7)
 Catholic11 (15.1)
 Christian12 (16.4)
 Jewish1 (1.4)
 Muslim8 (11.0)
 Spiritual6 (8.2)
 United1 (1.4)
 Unknown1 (1.4)
 None indicated9 (12.3)
 Other7 (9.6)
Years working in critical care
 Median (IQR)2 (0.4–12)
 Mean (SD)7.8 (10.8)