The authors regret the errors of the percentages for hospital type are incorrect in Table 1 and ethical committee approval number is not included in the paper.
Table 1.
Description of Chinese healthcare professionals’ sociodemographic characteristics and factors associated with knowledge of opioid-induced respiratory depression (n = 900)
| Item | n (%) | Correct rate (%, Mean ± SD) | t/F | P | PHT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.054 | 0.817 | |||
| Male | 60 (6.7) | 65.42 ± 10.06 | —— | ||
| Female | 840 (93.3) | 64.48 ± 10.06 | |||
| Profession | 4.578 | < 0.001∗∗ | |||
| Physician | 112 (12.4) | 68.57 ± 8.53 | —— | ||
| Nurse | 788 (87.6) | 63.98 ± 10.13 | |||
| Region | 23.728 | < 0.001∗∗ | a, b, c > d | ||
| Eastern region (a) | 429 (47.7) | 66.26 ± 9.46 | |||
| Midland (b) | 131 (14.6) | 66.60 ± 9.97 | |||
| Western region (c) | 131 (14.6) | 64.58 ± 9.73 | |||
| Northeast region (d) | 209 (23.2) | 59.71 ± 9.98 | |||
| Hospital level | 20.940 | < 0.001∗∗ | c > b | ||
| Level 1 (a) | 6 (0.7) | 62.50 ± 8.22 | |||
| Level 2 (b) | 255 (28.3) | 61.20 ± 9.58 | |||
| Level 3 (c) | 639 (71.0) | 65.90 ± 9.58 | |||
| Hospital type | 5.793 | < 0.001∗∗ | |||
| General hospital | 515 (57.2) | 66.20 ± 9.31 | —— | ||
| Specialized hospital | 385 (42.8) | 62.34 ± 10.63 | |||
| Department type | 3.331 | < 0.001∗∗ | |||
| General department | 321 (35.7) | 63.05 ± 10.64 | —— | ||
| Specialized department | 579 (64.3) | 65.37 ± 9.63 | |||
| Education level | |||||
| High school degree (a) | 5 (0.6) | 63.00 ± 5.70 | 12.421 | < 0.001∗∗ | d > c > b |
| Associate degrees (b) | 162 (18.0) | 61.57 ± 9.63 | |||
| Bachelor degree (c) | 654 (72.7) | 64.66 ± 9.79 | |||
| Master degree or above (d) | 79 (8.8) | 69.81 ± 11.28 | |||
| Years of clinical experience | 6.716 | < 0.001∗∗ | b < a < c | ||
| < 5 years (a) | 206 (22.9) | 64.10 ± 10.62 | |||
| 5-10 years (b) | 283 (31.4) | 63.04 ± 9.88 | |||
| > 10 years (c) | 411 (45.7) | 65.82 ± 9.78 | |||
| Experience with cancer pain–related training | |||||
| Yes | 777 (86.3) | 64.71 ± 10.03 | 1.201 | 0.230 | |
| No | 123 (13.7) | 63.54 ± 10.34 | |||
| Cancer pain-related training including respiratory depression | |||||
| Yes | 725 (80.6) | 64.88 ± 9.89 | 2.188 | 0.113 | |
| No | 52 (5.7) | 62.40 ± 11.70 | |||
| Not applicable | 123 (13.7) | 63.54 ± 10.34 | |||
| Training time on opioid-induced respiratory depression | |||||
| < 30 min | 189 (21.0) | 65.87 ± 9.85 | 2.347 | 0.053 | |
| 31-60 min | 303 (33.7) | 64.08 ± 9.53 | |||
| 61-90 min | 70 (7.8) | 63.86 ± 10.26 | |||
| > 90 min | 163 (18.1) | 65.64 ± 10.32 | |||
| Not applicable | 175 (19.4) | 63.20 ± 10.74 | |||
| Frequency of managing patients with chronic cancer pain | |||||
| Often (≥ 5 /month) (a) | 486 (54.0) | 65.31 ± 10.05 | a > c > b | ||
| Ordinary (2-4 /month) (b) | 371 (41.2) | 63.99 ± 9.70 | 5.159 | < 0.05∗ | |
| Never (0/month) (c) | 43 (4.8) | 60.70 ± 12.03 | |||
PHT, Post hoc tests.
P < 0.05;
P < 0.001
Among the hospital type in table 1, 515 cases in general hospitals accounted for 57.2%, 385 cases in specialized hospitals accounted for 42.8%, rather than 515 cases in general hospitals accounted for 64.3%, 385 cases in specialized hospitals account for 35.7%.
This study was approved by the Beijing Cancer Hospital Ethical Committee (IRB No. 2019KT96).
The authors would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused.