Table 1 Demographics
From: Pain management in German hospices: a cross-sectional study
Demographics | ||
|---|---|---|
Employee filling the questionnaire | Total (n = 147) | % |
Hospice management | 60 | 40.8% |
Care management | 54 | 36.7% |
Doctor in charge | 23 | 15.7% |
Others | 10 | 6.8% |
Beds provided by the hospice | Total (n = 147) | % |
< 8 | 10 | 6.8% |
8–10 | 85 | 57.8% |
11–12 | 30 | 20.4% |
> 12 | 22 | 15.0% |
Care for adults or children | Total (n = 147) | % |
Adults | 133 | 90.5% |
Children | 4 | 2.7% |
Both | 10 | 6.8% |
Specialties of the attending physicians | Total (n = 146) | % |
General practitioner | 127 | 87.0% |
Internal medicine | 89 | 61.0% |
Anesthesia | 62 | 42.5% |
Pediatrics | 12 | 8.2% |
Neurology | 9 | 6.2% |
Surgery | 6 | 4.1% |
Others | 64 | 43.8% |
Affiliated to a hospital | Total (n = 146) | % |
Yes | 11 | 7.5% |
No | 135 | 92.5% |
Cooperation with an outpatient palliative care service | Total (n = 145) | % |
Yes | 103 | 71.0% |
No | 42 | 29.0% |