Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 369)
From: Palestinian doctors’ views on patient-centered care in hospitals
Characteristic | Counts (%) |
|---|---|
Profession | |
Specialist doctor | 139 (37.7) |
Resident doctor | 138 (37.4) |
General doctor | 92 (24.9) |
Hospital Department | |
Surgery | 71 (19.2) |
Internal Medicine | 52 (14.1) |
Obstetrics & Gynecology | 34 (9.20) |
Pediatrics | 69 (18.7) |
Anesthesia | 08 (2.20) |
Emergency | 07 (1.90) |
Radiology | 14 (3.80) |
Other departments | 114 (30.9) |
Gender | |
Male | 276 (74.8) |
Female | 93 (25.2) |
Marital Status | |
Unmarried | 143 (38.8) |
Married | 226 (61.20 |
Age | |
≤ 35 years | 222 (60.20 |
> 35 years | 147 (39.2) |
Experience | |
≤ 5 years | 218 (59.1) |
> 5 years | 150 (40.7) |
University of Bachelor | |
Inside Palestine. | 137 (37.1) |
Outside Palestine. | 229 (62.9) |
Communication Training | |
Never got training | 102 (27.6) |
Got training | 262 (71.4) |
Knowledge about PCC | |
Don’t know about PCC | 203 (55) |
Knows about PCC | 162 (45) |
Hospital settings | |
Public | 181 (49.1) |
Private | 188 (50.9) |
Total | 369 (100) |