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Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 13)

From: Challenges faced by Chinese community nurses when providing home-based hospice and palliative care: a descriptive qualitative study

Characteristics of participants

Descriptions

N

Age range

25–29

3

30–39

5

40–49

3

50–53

2

Gender

Female

13

Male

0

Highest educational level

Junior college degree holder

7

Bachelor degree holder

5

Master degree holder

1

Bianzhia

Yes

4

No

9

Length of nursing service (years)

3–10

4

11–20

5

21–30

4

Length of home-based hospice and palliative care service (months)

< 6

2

≥6

11

  1. aBianzhi is similar to the concept of lifelong tenure guaranteed by government funding