Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and oncologists’ willingness to use percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (N=361).
| Characteristic | Willing to use PEG | Not willing to use PEG | Statistical significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| male | 121 (67.4) | 57 (32.6) | ns |
| female | 139 (76.0) | 44 (24.0) | |
| Age | |||
| <40 years old | 161 (69.4) | 71 (30.6) | ns |
| ≥40 years old | 99 (76.7) | 30 (23.3) | |
| Years of working | |||
| <5 years | 75 (67.6) | 36 (32.4) | 0.044 |
| ≥5 years | 188 (75.2) | 62 (24.8) | |
| Work environment | |||
| General hospital | 206 (74.4) | 71 (25.6) | ns |
| Specialist hospital | 54 (64.3) | 30 (35.7) | |
| Number of beds | |||
| <1000 beds | 61 (66.3) | 31 (33.7) | ns |
| ≥1000 beds | 199 (74.0) | 70 (26.0) | |
| Number of years treating patients with HNC* | |||
| <50 | 115 (70.6) | 48 (29.4) | ns |
| ≥50 | 144 (73.1) | 53 (26.9) | |
| Incidence of difficulty in feeding | |||
| <50% | 161 (73.9) | 57 (26.1) | ns |
| ≥50% | 99 (69.2) | 44 (30.8) | |
| Degree of understanding of PEG | |||
| high | 25 (89.3) | 3 (10.7) | 0.031 |
| partial | 182 (70.8) | 68 (27.2) | |
| none | 53 (63.9) | 30 (36.1) | |
| Hospitals carrying out PEG technology | |||
| yes | 127 (75.1) | 42 (24.9) | ns |
| no | 96 (71.6) | 38 (28.4) | |
| don't know | 37 (63.8) | 21 (36.2) | |
| Confident user of PEG | |||
| yes | 15 (88.2) | 2 (11.8) | ns |
| no | 245 (71.2) | 99 (28.8) | |
| Willing to accept PEG training | |||
| yes | 230 (88.5) | 30 (11.5) | 0.001 |
| no | 62 (61.4) | 39 (38.6) | |
| Who will operate PEG? | |||
| competent doctor | 27 (73.0 | 10 (27.0) | ns |
| trained professionals | 149 (72.3) | 57 (27.7) | |
| gastroscope room/ radiology department | 80 (70.8) | 33 (29.2) | |
| surgeon# | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) |
Data presented as n (%)
*n=360
#some oncologists added their own text
PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy