Table 1 Characteristics of Chinese hospitals participating in the study
Tertiary general hospitals (n = 268) | Cancer hospitals (n = 99) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % (95%CI) | n | % (95%CI) | ||
Region | 0.315 | ||||
Eastern | 124 | 46.3 (40.3–52.3) | 47 | 47.5 (37.8–57.3) | |
Central | 71 | 26.5 (21.5–32.1) | 32 | 32.3 (23.8–42.2) | |
Western | 73 | 27.2 (22.2–32.9) | 20 | 20.2 (13.4–29.3) | |
Public or private hospital | < 0.001 | ||||
Public | 256 | 95.5 (92.2–97.4) | 67 | 67.7 (57.8–76.2) | |
Private | 12 | 4.5 (2.6–7.7) | 32 | 32.3 (23.8–42.1) | |
Type of hospital | < 0.001 | ||||
Tertiary | 268 | 100.0 | 54 | 54.5 (2.1–11.6) | |
Non-tertiary | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.5 (35.9–55.3) | |
Palliative care service available | 0.728 | ||||
Yes | 226 | 84.3 (79.9–88.7) | 82 | 82.8 (75.3–90.4) | |
No | 42 | 15.7 | 17 | 17.2 | |