Table 2 Socio-demographic Characteristics of Study Participants (n = 440)
From: Chinese and Belgian pediatricians’ perspectives toward pediatric palliative care: an online survey
Variable | Mainland China n = 325 (73.9%) | Flanders n = 115 (26.1%) | Total n = 440 (100%) | Test Statistic | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female, n (%) | 213 (65.5) | 89 (77.4) | 30 (68.6) | χ²=5.544 | 0.019 |
Male, n (%) | 112 (34.5) | 26 (22.6) | 13 (31.4) | |||
Age | mean (SD) | 35.0 (7.8) | 44.5 (9.8) | 37.5 (9.3) | t=-9.409 | < 0.001 |
Religious beliefs | No religion, n (%) | 294 (90.5) | 51 (44.3) | 345 (78.4) | χ²=106.697 | < 0.001 |
Have religious beliefs, n (%) | 31 (9.5) | 64 (55.7) | 95 (21.6) | |||
Professional specialty | General pediatrician, n (%) | 171 (51.6) | 65 (56.5) | 236 (53.6) | χ²=0.521 | 0.470 |
Pediatric specialist, n (%) | 154 (48.4) | 50 (43.5) | 204 (46.4) | |||
Institutional setting | University hospital, n (%) | 170 (52.3) | 44 (38.3) | 214 (48.6) | χ²=6.709 | 0.010 |
Regional hospital and other setting, n (%) | 155 (47.7) | 71 (61.7) | 226 (51.4) | |||
Work department | General pediatric ward, and private practice space n (%) | 255 (78.5) | 99 (86.1) | 354 (80.5) | χ²=3.141 | 0.076 |
Pediatric subspecialty ward, n (%) | 70 (21.5) | 16 (13.9) | 86 (19.5) | |||
Main work | Direct patient care, n (%) | 309 (95.1) | 115 (100) | 424 (96.4) | χ²=4.554 | 0.033 |
Medical management, research, or education, n (%) | 16 (4.9) | 0 (0) | 16 (3.6) | |||
Employment status | Full-time, n (%) | 319 (98.2) | 96 (83.5) | 415 (94.3) | χ²=34.138 | < 0.001 |
Part-time, n (%) | 6 (1.8) | 19 (16.5) | 25 (5.7) | |||
Years of being pediatrician | mean (SD) | 9.6 (8.1) | 14.4 (9.6) | 10.8 (8.8) | t=-4.836 | < 0.001 |
Received PPC Education | Yes, n (%) | 38 (11.7) | 14 (12.2) | 52 (11.8) | χ²=0.019 | 0.891 |
No, n (%) | 287 (88.3) | 101(87.8) | 388 (88.2) | |||
Experience caring for dying children | Yes, n (%) | 118 (36.3) | 81 (70.4) | 199 (45.2) | χ²=39.936 | < 0.001 |
No, n (%) | 207 (63.7) | 34 (29.6) | 241 (54.8) | |||
Experience providing PPC | Yes, n (%) | 39 (12.0) | 64 (55.7) | 103 (23.4) | χ²=90.277 | < 0.001 |
No, n (%) | 286 (88.0) | 51 (44.3) | 337 (76.6) |