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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey sample, overall, by institution and by role

From: A survey of cancer care institutions in Nepal to inform design of a pain management mobile application

 

Overall

Public General

Hospital

Public Cancer

Hospital

Private Cancer

Hospital

Hospice

100% (97)

31% (30)

31% (30)

31% (30)

7.2% (7)

Roles

% within row total(n)

Total

Nurse

Physician

Other

Nurse

Physician

Other

Nurse

Physician

Nurse

Physician

Other

Nurse

100%(97)

66%(64)

29%(28)

5%(5)

70%(21)

20%(6)

10%(3)

47%(14)

53%(16)

73%(22)

29%(6)

7%(2)

100%(7)

Time at institution (% within column total(n))

 <1 year

20%(19)

19%(12)

25%(7)

0%(0)

24%(5)

33%(2)

0%(0)

14%(2)

6%(1)

5%(1)

67%(4)

0%(0)

57%(4)

 1-5 years

43%(42)

52%(33)

14%(4)

100%(5)

57%(12)

33%(2)

100%(3)

0%(0)

0%(0)

96%(21)

33%(2)

100%(2)

0%(0)

 6-10 years

11%(11)

8%(5)

21%(6)

0%(0)

5%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

21%(3)

38%(6)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

14%(1)

 >10 years

26%(25)

22%(14)

39%(11)

0%(0)

14%(3)

33%(2)

0%(0)

64%(9)

56%(9)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

29%(2)

Age Band (% within column total(n))

 18 – 30 years

52%(50)

66%(42)

18%(5)

60%(3)

67%(14)

17%(1)

67%(2)

36%(5)

6%(1)

86%(19)

50%(3)

50%(1)

57%(4)

 31 – 40 years

23%(22)

16%(10)

36%(10)

40%(2)

14%(3)

50%(3)

33%(1)

29%(4)

31%(5)

14%(3)

33%(2)

50%(1)

0%(0)

 41 – 50 years

24%(23)

19%(12)

39%(11)

0%(0)

19%(4)

33%(2)

0%(0)

36%(5)

50%(8)

0%(0)

17%(1)

0%(0)

43%(3)

 51 – 60 years

2%(2)

0%(0)

7%(2)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

13%(2)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

 > 60 years

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

Gender (% within column total(n))

 Female

74%(72)

98%(63)

25%(7)

40%(2)

100%(21)

17%(1)

33%(1)

100%(14)

19%(3)

100%(22)

50%(3)

50%(1)

86%(6)

 Male

26%(25)

2%(1)

75%(21)

60%(3)

0%(0)

83%(5)

67%(2)

0%(0)

81%(13)

0%(0)

50%(3)

50%(1)

14%(1)

Total years’ experience: Any practice area (% within column total(n))

 <1 year

9%(9)

11%(1)

7%(2)

0%(0)

10%(2)

0%(0)

0%(0)

7%(1)

0%(0)

5%(1)

33%(2)

0%(0)

43%(3)

 1-5 years

31%(30)

31%(20)

18%(5)

100%(5)

48%(10)

50%(3)

100%(3)

7%(1)

6%(1)

41%(9)

17%(1)

100%(2)

0%(0)

 6-10 year

21%(20)

25%(16)

14%(4)

0%(0)

14%(3)

17%(1)

0%(0)

21%(3)

13%(2)

41%(9)

17%(1)

0%(0)

14%(1)

 >10 years

39%(38)

33%(21)

61%(17)

0%(0)

29%(6)

33%(2)

0%(0)

64%(9)

81%(13)

14%(3)

33%(2)

0%(0)

43%(3)

Total years’ experience: Palliative care (% within column total(n))

 <1 year

30%(26)

30%(17)

32%(8)

20%(1)

35%(7)

33%(2)

0%(0)

21%(3)

23%(3)

19%(3)

50%(3)

50%(1)

57%(4)

 1-5 years

46%(40)

53%(30)

24%(6)

80%(4)

60%(12)

33%(2)

100%(3)

43%(6)

8%(1)

75%(12)

50%(3)

50%(1)

0%(0)

 6-10 year

14%(12)

12%(7)

20%(5)

0%(0)

5%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

21%(3)

39%(5)

6%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

29%(2)

 >10 years

10%(9)

5%(3)

24%(6)

0%(0)

0%(0)

33%(2)

0%(0)

14%(2)

31%(4)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

14%(1)

Total years’ experience: Oncology (% within column total(n))

 <1 year

20%(19)

22%(14)

18%(5)

0%(0)

29%(6)

33%(2)

0%(0)

14%(2)

6%(1)

5%(1)

33%(2)

0%(0)

83%(5)

 1-5 years

44%(42)

52%(33)

14%(4)

100%(5)

67%(14)

33%(2)

100%(3)

7%(1)

0%(0)

82%(18)

33%(2)

100%(2)

0%(0)

 6-10 year

12%(11)

8%(5)

21%(6)

0%(0)

5%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

14%(2)

31%(5)

5%(1)

17%(1)

0%(0)

17%(1)

 >10 years

25%(24)

18%(11)

46%(13)

0%(0)

0%(0)

33%(2)

0%(0)

64%(9)

63%(10)

9%(2)

17%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

Current practice area^ (% within column total(n))

 Medical oncology

54%(52)

55%(35)

46%(13)

80%(4)

95%(20)

67%(4)

67%(2)

21%(3)

19%(3)

50%(11)

100%(6)

100%(2)

14%(1)

 Surgical oncology

26%(25)

30%(19)

18%(5)

20%(1)

57%(12)

0%(0)

0%(0)

29%(4)

31%(5)

14%(3)

0%(0)

50%(1)

0%(0)

 Radiation oncology

12%(12)

3%(2)

25%(7)

60%(3)

0%(0)

67%(4)

100%(3)

14%(2)

19%(3)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

 Palliative care

59%(57)

63%(40)

46%(13)

80%(4)

71%(15)

50%(3)

67%(2)

57%(8)

38%(6)

45%(10)

67%(4)

100%(2)

100%(7)

 Pediatrics

2%(2)

2%(1)

4%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

7%(1)

6%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

 General inpatient ward

6%(6)

8%(5)

4%(1)

0%(0)

24%(5)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

17%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

 General outpatient

1%(1)

2%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

7%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

 Other

6%(6)

2%(1)

18%(5)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

31%(5)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

14%(1)

Formal training in Palliative Care or Cancer Pain Management (% within column total(n))

 No

51%(49)

42%(27)

61%(17)

100%(5)

33%(7)

67%(4)

100%(3)

43%(6)

44%(7)

50%(11)

100%(6)

100%(2)

43%(3)

 Yes

49%(48)

58%(37)

39%(11)

0%(0)

67%(14)

33%(2)

0%(0)

57%(8)

56%(9)

50%(11)

0%(0)

0%(0)

57%(4)

Types of training^ (Asked of those who said ‘yes’ to completing formal training) (% within column total(n))

Workshops (1-3 days)

51%(24)

46%(17)

70%(7)

-

43%(6)

0%(0)

-

38%(3)

78%(7)

46%(5)

-

-

75%(3)

 Training courses (weeks-months)

60%(28)

68%(25)

30%(3)

-

64%(9)

100%(1)

-

88%(7)

22%(2)

82%(9)

-

-

0%(0)

 Certificate programs (months-years)

9%(4)

8%(3)

10%(1)

-

0%(0)

0%(0)

-

13%(1)

11%(1)

9%(1)

-

-

25%(1)

 Fellowships (months-years)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%

-

0%(0)

0%(0)

-

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

-

-

0%(0)

 Other

4%(2)

5%(2)

0%

-

0%(0)

0%(0)

-

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

-

-

50%(2)

How helpful in your clinical practice* (Asked of those who said ‘yes’ to completing formal training) (% within column total(n))

 Mean(n)

8.4(48)

8.7(37)

7.5(11)

-

9.1(14)

7.0(2)

-

8.4(8)

7.7(9)

8.2(11)

-

-

9.0(4)

Time spent caring for patients with cancer (% within column total(n))

 <10%

1%(1)

2%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

14%(1)

 10-29%

1%(1)

2%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

5%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

 30-49%

4%(4)

5%(3)

4%(1)

0%(0)

5%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

7%(1)

0%(0)

5%(1)

17%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

 50-80%

43%(41)

42%(27)

48%(13)

20%(1)

29%(6)

40%(2)

0%(0)

21%(3)

50%(8)

77%(17)

50%(3)

50%(1)

14%(1)

 >80%

51%(49)

50%(32)

48%(13)

80%(4)

67%(14)

60%(3)

100%(3)

71%(10)

50%(8)

14%(3)

33%(2)

50%(1)

71%(5)

Highest completed level of education (% within column total(n))

 Professional Certificate Level

25%(24)

38%(24)

0%(0)

0%(0)

45%(9)

0%(0)

0%(0)

21%(3)

0%(0)

36%(8)

0%(0)

0%(0)

57%(4)

 Bachelors

41%(39)

52%(33)

11%(3)

60%(3)

50%(10)

0%(0)

100%(3)

50%(7)

6%(1)

64%(14)

33%(2)

0%(0)

29%(2)

 Post-graduate

33%(32)

10%(6)

86%(24)

40%(2)

5%(1)

100%6)

0%(0)

29%(4)

94%(15)

0%(0)

50%(3)

100%(2)

14%(1)

Other

1%(1)

0%(0)

4%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

17%(1)

0%(0)

0%(0)

  1. a “Other" category comprised of 2 pharmacists and 3 trainees/students. A cell containing “ –“ indicates there were no responses from this role/category of provider on that question, while 0% means that 0% of this role/category of provider chose this answer.
  2. * 0=not helpful, 10=very helpful
  3. ^ Respondents could select more than 1 response category. The column percentage is calculated based on the number of people who responded to the question; therefore, total percent can exceed 100. (n) = frequency of response for that item. Statistical significance was not tested on multiple response items.
  4. # Average mean score reported, based on scale of 0 (not helpful) to 10 (very helpful).
  5. Bold numbers indicate the difference among roles/categories of provider on the question is statistically significant (α=0.05) either within the institution or between the overall nurse/physician group.
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