|
Characteristics
|
Registered nurse (n = 140)
|
Physician (n = 49)
|
Psychologist (n = 19)
|
P
b
|
|---|
|
Age (mean, SD)
|
49.8 (10.32)
|
48.5 (10.30)
|
46.8 (11.78)
|
NS
|
|
n (%)
|
n (%)
|
n (%)
| |
|
Sexa
|
|
Female
|
139 (99.3)
|
32 (65.3)
|
18 (94.7)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Male
|
0
|
17 (34.7)
|
1 (5.3)
| |
|
Own experience of infertility
|
|
Yes
|
59 (42.1)
|
27 (55.1)
|
13 (68.4)
|
0.048
|
|
No
|
81 (57.9)
|
22 (44.9)
|
6 (31.6)
| |
|
Wanting a conscience clausea
|
|
Yes
|
23 (16.4)
|
15 (30.6)
|
0
|
0.009
|
|
No
|
115 (82.1)
|
34 (69.4)
|
19 (100)
| |
- aPercentages do not sum to total due to missing values; b Between professional groups
