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Table 1 Characteristics of patients and healthcare professionals

From: Exploring the gender dimension of problems and needs of patients receiving specialist palliative care in a German palliative care unit - the perspectives of patients and healthcare professionals

Patients (N = 10) n %
 Sex
  Male 5 50
  Female 5 50
 Age, mean (range) 61.3 (40–78)
 Cancer site
  Gastrointestinal 4 40
  Pancreatic 2 20
  Lung 1 10
  Prostatic 1 10
  Mamma 1 10
  Malignant melanoma 1 10
 Time since first diagnosis in months, mean (range) 34.5 (3–78)
 Length of stay at time of interview in days, mean (range) 9.7 (2–23)
HCPs (N = 17) n %
 Sex
  Male 5 29
  Female 12 71
 Age
   ≤ 40 years 6 35
  41–50 years 7 41
   > 50 years 4 24
 Profession
  Physician 4 24
  Nurse 7 41
  Psychosocial profession 4 24
  Pastoral worker 2 12
 Work experience in specialist palliative care
  1–5 years 9 53
  6–10 years 6 35
   > 10 years 2 12
 Work experience in specific profession
  1–5 years 2 12
  6–10 years 1 6
   > 10 years 14 82
  1. Abbreviations: HCPs healthcare professionals