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Table 6 Demographic characteristics of in the pilot study

From: Development of a factorial survey for use in an international study examining clinicians’ likelihood to support the decision to initiate invasive long-term ventilation for a child (the TechChild study)

Characteristic (n)

 Age (12)

Mean = 41.5 years (SD = 11.1)

Median = 39.5 years

Gender (12)

 Female

75% (9)

 Male

17% (2)

 Female and non-binary

8% (1)

Religious (12)

 Yes

33% (4)

 No

54% (7)

 Yes and not surea

8% (1)

Discipline (12)

 Medical doctor

17% (2)

 Registered nurse

42% (5)

 Respiratory therapist/Physical therapist/Physiotherapist

25% (3)

 Pharmacist

8% (1)

 Dietician

8% (1)

 Number of years in current position

Mean = 8.2 (SD = 4.3)

Median = 6.5

Country currently employed (10)

 Australia

60% (6)

 Ireland

20% (2)

 USA

20% (2)

  1. aIn the pilot study response choices were not restricted to one option and one participant selected two options. This was amended to single choice in the final version