International Journal of Palliative Care

Research Article

The Opinion of General Practitioners, Medical Students, and Other Medical Specialists on Palliative Care in Bulgaria

Table 1

Characteristics of sample.
 No. (%)
Total 518 (100)
GP 337 (65.05)
Medial students 84 (16.21)
Other medical specialists 97 (18.75)
 Physicians 43 (8.30)
 Nurses 54 (10.42)
Gender  
 Male 333 (64.28)
 Female 185 (35.72)
Age  
 18–30 100 (19.31)
 31–40 102 (19.69)
 41–50 190 (36.67)
 51–60 104 (20.08)
 61–70 22 (4.25)
GPs' practice location  
 Urban 20 000 inhabitants 206 (61.12%)
 Suburban less than 20 000 inhabitants 83 (24.62%)
 Rural 48 (14.24%)
Patients’ lists in general practices  
 Up to 1500 patients 182 (54.00%)