| Overall | Public General Hospital | Public Cancer Hospital | Private Cancer Hospital | Hospice | ||||||||
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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) |