Characteristics of respondents (n=264)
| Characteristics | No. of respondents | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 228 | 86 |
| Male | 12 | 5 |
| Missing* | 24 | 9 |
| Profession | ||
| Nurse | 173 | 66 |
| Doctor | 27 | 11 |
| Other† | 39 | 15 |
| Missing* | 25 | 10 |
| Clinical service speciality | ||
| Neonatal intensive care | 193 | 73 |
| Paediatric hospital services | 24 | 9 |
| Maternity services | 12 | 5 |
| Other‡ | 14 | 5 |
| Missing* | 21 | 8 |
| Work experience | ||
| >7 years | 123 | 47 |
| 1–6 years | 42 | 16 |
| <1 year | 36 | 14 |
| Missing* | 64 | 24 |
| Experience of referring to palliative care services | ||
| Never | 160 | 60 |
| Rarely | 28 | 11 |
| Occasionally | 18 | 7 |
| Regularly | 6 | 2 |
| Missing* | 52 | 20 |
*Missing data includes those who arrived late and did not fill in the pre-education questionnaire (n=20)—only the pre-questionnaire contained demographic questions—and those who did not respond to individual questions.
†Included: student (n=7), nursery nurse (n=6), midwife (n=6), chaplain (n=4), health visitor (n=2), paramedic (n=2), psychologist (n=2), counsellor (n=2), speech therapist (n=2), occupational specialist (n=1), family support worker (n=1), care coordinator (n=1), play specialist (n=1), project manager (n=1), and a visiting fellow (n=1).
‡Included: Community Children's Nursing Services (n=5), Community Health Services (n=4), Children's Hospices (n=2), Paramedic (n=2), Bereavement services (n=1).