Table 1 Characteristics of the participants (n = 466)***
Total (n = 466) | Medical doctor (n = 142) | Nurse (n = 69) | Providers with dual training (n = 32) | Complementary therapist (n = 223) | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Gender | < 0.001* | ||||||||||
Male | 108 | (27.5) | 69 | (51.5) | 3 | (12.5) | 36 | (19.3) | |||
Female | 285 | (72.5) | 65 | (48.5) | 48 | (100) | 21 | (87.5) | 151 | (80.7) | |
Missing | 73 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 36 | ||||||
Age, years | < 0.001** | ||||||||||
Mean age | 373 | 48.7 | 127 | 45.4 | 45 | 51.2 | 24 | 52.2 | 177 | 50.1 | |
Missing | 93 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 46 | ||||||
Education | < 0.001^ | ||||||||||
Compulsory | 2 | (0.5) | 2 | (1.1) | |||||||
Middle level | 33 | (8.4) | 33 | (17.6) | |||||||
University up to 4 years | 112 | (28.4) | 23 | (46.9) | 11 | (44.0) | 78 | (41.7) | |||
University more than 4 years | 235 | (59.5) | 123 | (91.1) | 26 | (53.1) | 14 | (56.0) | 73 | (39.0) | |
PhD | 13 | (3.3) | 12 | (8.9) | 1 | (0.5) | |||||
Missing | 71 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 36 | ||||||
Profession* | |||||||||||
Oncology doctor | 27 | (5.8) | 27 | (100) | |||||||
Family physician | 118 | (25.3) | 116 | (99.1) | 1 a | (1.8) | |||||
Oncology nurse | 89 | (19.1) | 69 | (77.5) | 20 | (22.5) | |||||
Acupuncturist | 150 | (32.2) | 25 | (16.7) | 125 | (83.3) | |||||
Massage therapist | 82 | (17.6) | 6 | (7.3) | 76 | (92.7) | |||||
Reflexologist/zonetherapist | 35 | (7.5) | 1 | (2.9) | 34 | (97.1) | |||||
Clinical practice | < 0.001^ | ||||||||||
Full time health provider | 287 | (72.1) | 121 | (89.6) | 38 | (77.6) | 18 | (72.0) | 110 | (58.2) | |
Part time health provider | 92 | (23.1) | 11 | (8.1) | 10 | (20.4) | 5 | (20.0) | 66 | (34.9) | |
Other (students or retired persons) | 19 | (4.8) | 3 | (2.2) | 1 | (2.2) | 2 | (8.0) | 13 | (6.9) | |
Missing | 68 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 34 | ||||||
Patient visits per week | < 0.001* | ||||||||||
1–19 patients | 131 | (33.8) | 10 | (7.6) | 27 | (57.4) | 4 | (16.0) | 90 | (48.6) | |
20–39 patients | 121 | (31.2) | 28 | (21.4) | 17 | (36.2) | 5 | (20.0) | 71 | (38.4) | |
40 or more patients | 136 | (35.1) | 93 | (71.0) | 3 | (6.4) | 16 | (64.0) | 24 | (13.0) | |
Missing | 78 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 38 | ||||||
Cancer patient visits per week | < 0.001^ | ||||||||||
1–19 cancer patients | 361 | (92.1) | 125 | (92.6) | 31 | (64.6) | 23 | (92.0) | 182 | (98.9) | |
20 and more patients | 31 | (7.9) | 10 | (7.4) | 17 | (35.4) | 2 | (8.0) | 2 | (1.1) | |
Missing | 74 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 39 | ||||||
Location | 0.005* | ||||||||||
Rural area | 118 | (29.7) | 56 | (41.5) | 7 | (14.6) | 3 | (12.0) | 52 | (27.5) | |
Small city. Village (up to 50.000 inhabitants) | 153 | (38.5) | 44 | (32.6) | 23 | (47.9) | 12 | (48.0) | 74 | (39.2) | |
Large city (> 50.000 inhabitants) | 126 | (31.7) | 35 | (25.9) | 18 | (37.5) | 10 | (40.0) | 63 | (33.3) | |
Missing | 69 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 34 | ||||||