Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristic | Radiation Oncologists |
|---|---|
| Participants, n | 361 |
| Age, years, | |
| mean ± SD | 36.8 ±7.8 |
| median(range) | 35 (20–62) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| male | 178 (49.3) |
| female | 183 (50.7) |
| Professional level, n (%) | |
| primary | 110 (30.4) |
| middle | 142 (39.3) |
| advanced | 109 (30.3) |
| Times in qualification, years, | |
| mean ± SD | 9.7±7.4 |
| median(range) | 8 (0.5–40) |
| Work environment, n (%) | |
| General hospital | 277 (76.7) |
| Specialist hospital | 84 (23.3) |
| Degree of understanding of PEG, n (%) | |
| high | 28 (7.7) |
| partial | 250 (69.3) |
| none | 83 (23.0) |
SD, standard deviation