Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample (n = 542)
Variables | Frequency (%) | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
Hospital Size | |||
 Number of beds |  | 103.15 | 147.12 |
Sufficiency of Medical Personnel | |||
 Doctor-to-Palliative Patient Ratio |  | 0.38 | 0.42 |
 Nurse-to-Palliative Patient Ratio |  | 1.61 | 2.11 |
Staff Competency | |||
 Palliative care-trained doctors in facility (Yes) | 56 (10.33) |  |  |
 (Number of trained doctors in facility) |  | 0.15 | 0.57 |
 Palliative care-trained nurses in facility (Yes) | 274 (50.55) |  |  |
 (Number of trained nurses in facility) |  | 0.81 | 1.13 |
Types of Multidisciplinary Team Members | |||
 Social Workers in multidisciplinary team (Yes) | 63 (11.62) |  |  |
 (Number of social workers in team) |  | 0.13 | 0.36 |
 Psychologists in multidisciplinary team (Yes) | 182 (33.58) |  |  |
 (Number of psychologists in team) |  | 0.35 | 0.50 |
Variety of Professions in Multidisciplinary Team | Â | 5.13 | 1.55 |
Variety of Medical Equipment in Facility | Â | 3.24 | 0.77 |
 Syringe drivers (Yes) | 241 (44.46) |  |  |
 Infusion pumps (Yes) | 346 (63.84) |  |  |
 Oxygen concentrators (Yes) | 369 (68.08) |  |  |
 Airbeds (Yes) | 424 (78.23) |  |  |
Variety of Relaxation Equipment in Facility | Â | 3.48 | 1.70 |
 Prayer room (Islam) (Yes) | 60 (11.07) |  |  |
 Video (Yes) | 93 (17.16) |  |  |
 Tabernacle (Yes) | 123 (22.69) |  |  |
 Radio (Yes) | 232 (42.80) |  |  |
 TV (Yes) | 241 (44.46) |  |  |
 Magazine/Newspaper/Cartoon (Yes) | 256 (47.23) |  |  |
 Dhamma cassette (Yes) | 394 (72.69) |  |  |
 Dhamma book (Yes) | 485 (89.48) |  |  |
Availability of Medicine in Facility | Â | 4.35 | 1.81 |
 Oxycodone (Yes) | 6 (1.11) |  |  |
 Methadone (Yes) | 42 (7.75) |  |  |
 Codeine (Yes) | 78 (14.39) |  |  |
 Fentanyl patch (Yes) | 83 (15.31) |  |  |
 Kapanol (Yes) | 95 (17.53) |  |  |
 Fentanyl injection (Yes) | 121 (22.32) |  |  |
 Morphine immediate release (Yes) | 200 (36.90) |  |  |
 Morphine syrup (Yes) | 335 (61.81) |  |  |
 MST (Yes) | 341 (62.92) |  |  |
 Morphine injection (Yes) | 523 (96.49) |  |  |
 Tramadol (Yes) | 531 (97.97) |  |  |
Research in Palliative Care (Yes) | 114 (21.03) | Â | Â |
Presence of Designated Area for Palliative Patients | |||
 Non-specific area | 350 (64.58) |  |  |
 Palliative beds | 161 (29.70) |  |  |
 Palliative zone (apart from ward) | 28 (5.17) |  |  |
 Palliative ward | 3 (0.55) |  |  |
Time Spent per patient (minutes) | |||
 Doctor |  | 22.19 | 13.00 |
 Nurse |  | 40.14 | 15.30 |