Table 1

Data from questionnaires collected from participants in the ‘Witnesses in Uniform’ programme

1a. Degree of previous medical ethics training, scored from 1 (none) to 4 (extensive)
Score1234
SubgroupNone (n (%))Small degree (n (%))Intermediate (n (%))Extensive (n (%))
Medical doctors05 (45.5)5 (45.5)1 (9)
Nurses and paramedics03 (43)1 (14)3 (43)
Others7 (35)7 (35)5 (25)1 (5)
Members who treat patients05 (31)7 (44)4 (25)
Members who do not treat patients7 (32)9 (41)5 (23)1 (4)
Sum7 (18)14 (37)12 (32)5 (13)
1b. Degree of increase in the knowledge about medical ethics, as perceived by participants returning from Poland from 1 (none) to 5 (extensive)
Score12345
SubgroupNoneSmall degreeIntermediateHighExtensive
Medical doctors0006 (54.5)5 (45.5)
Nurses and paramedics03 (43)2 (29)1 (14)1 (14)
Others02 (10)3 (15)9 (45)6 (30)
Members who treat patients02 (12.5)5 (31)8 (50)1 (6)
Members who do not treat patients03 (14)6 (27)7 (32)6 (27)
Sum05 (13)11 (29)15 (39)7 (18)