Table 1 Demographics and professional characteristics of the participants (N = 1501)
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Country | |
Australia Hong Kong China Japan South Korea Thailand Singapore India Myanmar Philippines | 163 (10.9) 100 (6.7) 317 (21.1) 209 (13.9) 100 (6.7) 200 (13.3) 147 (9.8) 103 (6.9) 110 (7.3) 52 (3.5) |
Age | |
18–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60 and above | 399 (26.6) 603 (40.3) 295 (19.7) 172 (11.5) 29 (1.9) |
Years of experience in cancer care | |
<1 year 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–20 years >20 years | 106 (7.1) 447 (29.8) 409 (27.2) 386 (25.7) 149 (9.9) |
Professional disciplines | |
Physicians Nurses Allied-health | 250 (16.7) 1192 (79.4) 59 (3.9) |
Work status | |
Full Time Part Time | 1410 (93.9) 90 (6.0) |
Highest qualifications | |
Hospital Certificate Diploma Bachelor Degree Graduate Diploma/Certificate Master Doctorate/Doctor of Medicine | 37 (2.5) 256 (17.2) 666 (44.8) 194 (13.0) 230 (15.5) 105 (7.1) |
Work settings | |
Public Private Mixed | 958 (63.9) 446 (29.8) 95 (6.3) |
Patient setting | |
Adults Paediatrics Mixed | 1220 (81.4) 22 (1.5) 256 (17.1) |
Geographical location of workplace | |
Metropolitan Regional Rural Mixed | 1263 (84.4) 76 (5.1) 23 (2.3) 124 (8.3) |