Table 1 Sociodemographic profile of the 66 oncologists in the sample
From: Advance care planning and goals of care discussion: the perspectives of Brazilian oncologists
Variable | Descriptive |
|---|---|
Age, median [1ºQ; 3ºQ], min–max | 40 [36; 45], 28–68 |
Sex, n (%) | |
Female | 38 (57.6) |
Male | 28 (42.4) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |
White | 43 (65.2) |
Black/Pardo | 21 (31.8) |
Asian | 1 (1.5) |
Other | 1 (1.5) |
Religion, n (%) | |
Catholic | 42 (63.6) |
Agnostic | 12 (18.2) |
Evangelic | 6 (9.1) |
Spiritualism | 5 (7.6) |
Cristian | 1 (1.5) |
Years in oncology, median [1ºQ; 3ºQ], min–max | 11.5 [8; 15], 2–39 |
Regions of medical service, n (%) | |
Southeast | 27 (40.9) |
North | 17 (25.7) |
Northeast | 10 (15.1) |
Midwest | 06 (9.1) |
South | 06 (9,1) |
Work at palliative care services at some point, n (%) | |
No | 33 (50) |
Yes | 33 (50) |