Table 2 Demographic characteristics and clinicians’ understanding of PEG (n = 525)
Characteristic | Know PEG (n = 284) | Do not know PEG (n = 241) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
< 40 years old | 195 (50.1) | 194 (49.9) | 0.002 |
≥ 40 years old | 89 (31.3) | 47 (19.5) | |
Departments | |||
ICU | 12 (92.3) | 1 (7.7) | < 0.001 |
Neurology | 27 (60.0) | 18 (40.0) | |
Neurosurgery | 14 (51.9) | 13 (48.1) | |
Rehabilitation Dep | 21 (52.5) | 19 (47.5) | |
General surgery | 30 (90.9) | 3 (9.1) | |
Gastroenterology | 28 (18.4) | 6 (15.6) | |
Oncology | 24 (82.4) | 5 (17.2) | |
Radiotherapy Dept | 16 (80.0) | 4 (20.0) | |
Other | 112 (39.4) | 172 (60.6) | |
Educational background | |||
College | 2 (20.0) | 8 (80.0) | 0.006 |
Bachelor | 148 (51.0) | 142 (49.0) | |
Master | 102 (56.4) | 79 (43.6) | |
Doctor | 32 (72.7) | 12 (27.3) | |
Degree of the hospital | |||
Tertiary class A hospital | 97 (72.4) | 37 (61.3) | < 0.001 |
Tertiary class B hospital | 185 (47.9) | 201 (52.1) | |
Working life | |||
< 5 years | 35 (43.8) | 45 (56.3) | 0.044 |
≥ 5 years | 249 (56.0) | 196 (44.0) | |
Professional level | |||
Resident | 51 (44.0) | 65 (56.0) | 0.005 |
Attending | 126 (52.3) | 115 (47.7) | |
Deputy Chief | 68 (60.2) | 45 (39.8) | |
Chief | 39 (70.9) | 16 (29.1) | |