Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of survey participants (n = 37).
| Participants n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age (median, range), years | 40 (25–56) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 29 (78.4) |
| Female | 8 (21.6) |
| Country | |
| China | 37 (100) |
| Other | 0 |
| Educational attainment | |
| MD or PhD | 25 (67.6) |
| Master degree | 10 (27.0) |
| Undergraduate degree | 2 (5.4) |
| Urban or rural workplace | |
| Urban | 30 (81.1) |
| Rural or other | 7 (18.9) |
| Currently working department | |
| Radiation oncology | 12 (32.4) |
| Medical oncology | 9 (24.3) |
| Surgical oncology | 6 (16.2) |
| Other | 10 (27.0) |
| Training in palliative medicine | |
| Accredited training | 4 (10.8) |
| Non-accredited training | 21 (56.8) |
| No training or other condition | 12 (32.4) |
| Place of palliative care practice | |
| Medical center/hospital | 26 (70.3) |
| Community or other | 11 (29.7) |