Table 1 Participant characteristics
| Â | Pain specialists (N=545) | IVR specialists (N=554) | Home hospice physicians (N=144) | Oncologists (N=399) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years mean±SD | 53.1±9.3 | 48.2±9.5 | 47.2±9.2 | 46.7±7.7 |
Sex N (%) | ||||
 Male | 372 (68.3) | 510 (92.1) | 104 (72.2) | 333 (83.5) |
 Female | 167 (30.6) | 42 (7.6) | 38 (26.4) | 59 (14.8) |
Cancer patients seen annually, median (IQR) | 10 (2-100) | 70 (20-200) | 30 (15-50) | 100 (35-200) |
Cancer patients with pain seen annually, median (IQR) | 10 (2-55) | 3 (0-10) | 20 (9.25-40) | 10 (5-25) |
Cancer patients who died annually, median (IQR) | 3 (0-20) | - | 20 (8.75-40) | 10 (4-15) |
Other specialties N (%) | ||||
 Internal medicine | 12 (2.2) | 22 (4.0) | 65 (45.1) | 85 (21.3) |
 Surgery | 2 (0.4) | 3 (0.5) | 11 (7.6) | 149 (37.3) |
 Anesthesiology | 463 (85.0) | 1 (0.2) | 5 (3.5) | 0 (0) |
 Family practice | 7 (1.3) | 3 (0.5) | 46 (31.9) | 2 (0.5) |
 Oncology | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 15 (3.8) |
 Radiology | 1 (0.2) | 503 (90.8) | 1 (0.7) | 20 (5.0) |
 Palliative medicine | 112 (20.6) | 0 (0) | 17 (11.8) | 5 (1.3) |
Working facility N (%) | ||||
 Designated cancer hospital/university hospital | 324 (59.4) | 374 (67.5) | 9 (6.3) | 224 (56.1) |
 Other | 221 (40.6) | 180 (32.5) | 135 (93.8) | 175 (43.9) |
Main workplace N (%) | ||||
 Ward/outpatient clinic | 222 (40.7) | - | - | - |
 Operating room | 294 (53.9) | - | - | - |
 Other | 12 (2.2) | - | - | - |