Table 1.
Respondent characteristics
| CHARACTERISTIC | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex (N = 412) | |
| • Male | 269 (65.3) |
| • Female | 137 (33.3) |
| • NS | 6 (1.5) |
| Practice setting (N = 412) | |
| • Rural | 185 (44.9) |
| • Urban | 180 (43.7) |
| • Mixed | 41 (10.0) |
| • NS | 6 (1.5) |
| Type of practice (N = 412) | |
| • Family physician | 352 (85.4) |
| • Medical oncology | 15 (3.6) |
| • Palliative care | 13 (3.2) |
| • Other or NS | 32 (7.7) |
| Hospital admitting privileges (N = 412) | |
| • Yes | 305 (74.0) |
| • No | 101 (24.5) |
| • NS | 6 (1.5) |
| Cancer patients seen in the past month (N = 412) | |
| • None | 10 (2.4) |
| • 1 to 5 | 213 (51.7) |
| • 6 to 10 | 95 (23.1) |
| • More than 10 | 92 (22.3) |
| • NS | 2 (0.5) |
| Providing care for patients with advanced cancer (N = 412) | |
| • Never | 3 (0.7) |
| • Rarely | 61 (14.8) |
| • Sometimes | 160 (38.8) |
| • Often | 184 (44.7) |
| • NS | 4 (1.0) |
| Involved in palliative care (N = 412) | |
| • Never | 8 (1.9) |
| • Rarely | 66 (16.0) |
| • Sometimes | 165 (40.0) |
| • Often | 167 (40.5) |
| • NS | 6 (1.5) |
| Referred patients for PRT in the past year (N = 412) | |
| • Yes | 282 (68.4) |
| • No | 115 (27.9) |
| • Not my referral centre or NS | 15 (3.6) |
| No. of patients referred in the past year (N = 282) | |
| • 1 to 5 | 192 (68.1) |
| • 6 to 10 | 49 (17.4) |
| • 11 to 20 | 22 (7.8) |
| • More than 20 | 19 (6.7) |
NS—not specified, PRT—palliative radiotherapy.