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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (N=138)

From: Chinese oncologists’ knowledge, attitudes and practice towards palliative care and end of life issues

Variables

Number

Percent

Variables

Number

Percent

Age (mean, 95 % CI)

37.30

(35.8–38.8)

Gender

  

20–29

23

16.3

Male

72

52.2

30–39

62

44.0

Female

66

47.8

40–49

40

28.4

Education level

  

>=50

13

9.2

Med Bachelor

54

39.1

Years in practice (mean, 95 % CI)

13.43

(11.9–15.0)

Med Master

52

37.7

0–9

57

41.3

Medical Doctor

28

20.3

10–19

41

29.7

Post-doctorate

4

2.9

>=20

40

29.7

Specialty

  

Years in cancer (mean, 95 % CI)

10.10

(8.6–11.6)

Oncological surgery

7

5.1

0–9

79

57.2

Chemotherapy

65

47.1

10–19

34

24.6

Radiology

6

4.3

>=20

25

18.1

TCMa

9

6.5

Title

  

Palliative/ hospice

38

27.5

Professor

24

17.4

Others

13

9.4

Assistant professor

25

18.1

Working Region

  

Attending

50

36.2

Shanghai

87

63.0

Resident

27

19.6

Non-Shanghai

51

37.0

Fellow

9

6.5

Institutions

  

PC education

  

TCHb

60

43.5

Yes

43

31.2

SCHc

14

10.1

No

95

68.8

PCHd

34

24.6

   

Cancer Center

30

21.7

  1. aTCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine
  2. bTCH, Tertiary Comprehensive Hospital;
  3. cSCH, Secondary Comprehensive Hospital;
  4. dPCH, Primary community hospital