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Table 2 Characteristics of primary and palliative care physicians

From: Under-diagnosis of pain by primary physicians and late referral to a palliative care team

Characteristics

Primary physicians (N = 77)

Palliative care physicians (N = 4)

 

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Gender

 Male

62

81

1

25

 Female

15

19

3

75

Clinical department

 Internal medicine less-experienced oncology 1)

11

14

0

0

 Internal medicine more-experienced oncology 2)

23

30

0

0

 Surgery 3) and Urology/Obstetrics and Gynecology

31

40

0

0

 Others 4)

12

16

4

100

Experience as physicians

 < 6years

21

27

1

25

 6−10years

31

40

1

25

 > 10years

25

33

2

50

  1. 1) General medicine, Internal medicine specialized Renal and Cardiovascular.
  2. 2) Internal medicine specialized Gastroenterological, Respiratory, Hematology, and Oncology.
  3. 3) Surgery specialized Upper and Lower gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Respiratory, Mammary gland, and Thyroid.
  4. 4) Orthopedic surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Dermatology, and Oral surgery.
  5. Less-experienced and more-experienced oncology was defined by the data from the cancer patient hospital register.
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BMC Palliative Care

ISSN: 1472-684X

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