Table 1 Characteristics of participants (health care providers) and hospitals
Oncological hospitals (n = 224) | Cardiovascular hospitals (n = 213) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Licenses | ||||
Physicians | 130 (58.0) | 120 (56.3) | ||
- Specialist | 122 (54.5) | 116 (54.5) | ||
Nurses | 94 (42.0) | 93 (43.7) | ||
- Certified nurse specialist | 3 (1.3) | 4 (1.9) | ||
- Certified nurse | 48 (21.4) | 28 (13.1) | ||
Sex | ||||
Men | 123 (55.9) | 123 (58.6) | ||
Women | 97 (44.1) | 87 (41.4) | ||
Age | ||||
21 − 30 years old | 5 (2.2) | 5 (2.4) | ||
31 − 40 years old | 43 (19.3) | 50 (23.7) | ||
41 − 50 years old | 82 (36.8) | 86 (40.8) | ||
51 − 60 years old | 81 (36.3) | 66 (31.3) | ||
>61 years old | 12 (5.4) | 4 (1.9) | ||
Area | ||||
Hokkaido / Tohoku area | 32 (15.2) | 31 (15.3) | ||
Kanto / Koshinetsu area (except for Tokyo) | 69 (32.9) | 56 (27.6) | ||
Tokyo | 17 (8.1) | 16 (7.9) | ||
Chubu / Hokuriku area | 12 (5.7) | 12 (5.9) | ||
Kinki area | 27 (12.9) | 33 (16.3) | ||
Chugoku / Shikoku area | 33 (15.7) | 24 (11.8) | ||
Kyushu / Okinawa area | 20 (9.5) | 31 (15.3) | ||
Hospital type | ||||
National medical center | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.4) | ||
Academic medical center | 51 (23.6) | 60 (28.7) | ||
General hospital except academic medical center | 157 (72.7) | 125 (59.8) | ||
Specialized hospital | 7 (3.2) | 21 (10.0) | ||
Number of hospital beds | ||||
<300 | 8 (3.7) | 23 (10.8) | ||
≥300, < 500 | 81 (37.1) | 64 (30.1) | ||
≥500 | 129 (59.2) | 126 (59.2) | ||
Palliative care unit in hospital | ||||
Yes | 67 (30.2) | 59 (27.7) | ||
No | 155 (69.8) | 150 (70.4) | ||
Palliative care team in hospital | ||||
Yes | 223 (100.0) | 185 (87.3) | ||
No | 0 (0.0) | 22 (10.4) | ||
Liaison psychiatry team in hospital | ||||
Yes | 89 (40.5) | 88 (41.7) | ||
No | 114 (51.8) | 106 (50.2) | ||
Palliative care physicians in hospital | ||||
Yes | 166 (75.5) | 144 (67.6) | ||
No | 53 (24.1) | 60 (28.2) | ||
Psychiatrists in hospital | ||||
Yes | 177 (79.4) | 165 (77.5) | ||
No | 44 (19.7) | 47 (22.1) | ||
Clinical psychologists in hospital | ||||
Yes | 161 (73.2) | 140 (65.7) | ||
No | 40 (18.2) | 59 (27.7) | ||