| Characteristics | DC experiences | P value | |
| High (n = 17) | Low (n = 17) | ||
| Gender, no. (%)* |
|
| 1.00 |
| Men | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | - |
| Women | 17 (100) | 16 (94) | - |
| Affiliation, no. (%)* |
|
| <0.001 |
| HCU | 4 (24) | 15 (88) | <0.01 |
| Others† ER | 1 (6) | 0 | 1.0 |
| Palliative Care Ward | 12 (71) | 2 (12) | 0.001 |
| Clinical experience, Median (IQR), y‡ | 20 (11.5 - 25) | 4 (3 - 10) | <0.001 |
| Age group, no. (%)* |
|
| <0.01 |
| <30 | 2 (12) | 12 (71) | 0.001 |
| 30-39 | 5 (29) | 4 (24) | 1.0 |
| ≥ 40 | 10 (59) | 1 (6) | 0.002 |
| Academic background, no. (%)* |
|
| 0.146 |
| Technical college | 9 (53) | 4 (24) | 0.157 |
| Junior college | 3 (18) | 3 (18) | 1.0 |
| Four-year university | 1 (6) | 6 (35) | 0.085 |
| Others§ | 4 (24) | 4 (24) | 1.0 |
| Number of postmortem experience, chance, no (%)* |
|
| <0.001 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1 - 9 | 0 | 10 (59) | <0.001 |
| 10 - 19 | 1 (6) | 2 (12) | 1.00 |
| ≥20 | 16 (94) | 5 (29) | <0.001 |