Table 2 Characteristics of respondents
From: Implementing patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in palliative care - users' cry for help
Europe n (%) | Africa n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Background of respondents | n = 291 | n = 88 |
Clinician (doctor, nurse, social worker, therapist, etc.) | 211 (72.5%) | 55 (62.5%) |
Researcher | 26 (8.9%) | 10 (11.4%) |
Both | 54 (18.6%) | 23 (26.1%) |
Experience in palliative care | n = 291 | n = 87 |
≤ 5 years | 101 (34.7%) | 32 (36.8%) |
6 - 10 years | 81 (27.8%) | 21 (24.1%) |
> 10 years | 108 (37.1) | 33 (37.9%) |
Background of clinicians | n = 266 | n = 78 |
Medicine | 160 (60.2%) | 31 (39.7%) |
Nursing | 68 (25.6%) | 32 (41.0%) |
Other profession | 38 (14.3%) | 15 (19.2%) |
Background of researchers | n = 80 | n = 33 |
Medicine | 46 (57.5%) | 8 (24.2%) |
Nursing | 10 (12.5%) | 8 (24.2%) |
Psychology | 8 (10.0%) | 3 (9.1%) |
Social Science | 5 (6.3%) | 8 (24.2%) |
Other profession | 11 (13.8%) | 6 (18.2%) |