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Table 1 Basic characteristics of participating clinicians

From: Collaborative relationships in translational medical research among Chinese clinicians: an internet-based cross-sectional survey

Characteristic

N (%)

Sex

 

 Male

462 (57.5)

 Female

342 (42.5)

Age (year)

 

 20–30

220 (27.4)

 31–40

399 (49.6)

 41–50

154 (19.2)

 51–60

30 (3.7)

 > 60

1 (0.1)

Educational level

 

 Junior college degree

19 (2.4)

 Bachelor’s degree

232 (28.9)

 Master’s degree

281 (35.0)

 Doctor’s degree

272 (33.8)

Professional title

 

 Junior

249 (31.0)

 Intermediate

342 (42.5)

 Associate senior

157 (19.5)

 Senior

56 (7.0)

Department

 

 Surgical department

259 (32.2)

 Non-surgical department

310 (38.6)

 Medical technology department

149 (18.5)

 Management department

86 (10.7)

Current research type

 

 Clinical research

306 (38.1)

 Laboratory research

51 (6.3)

 Clinical and laboratory research

217 (27.0)

 Public health management research

41 (5.1)

 Do not conduct research

189 (23.5)

Role in current research

 

 National PI

86 (10.7)

 Provincial PI

58 (7.2)

 City-level PI

60 (7.5)

 Department-level PI

49 (6.1)

 Project participants

304 (37.8)

 No project support

247 (30.7)

Current research pressure

 

 Very low

31 (3.9)

 Low

38 (4.7)

 Moderate

206 (25.6)

 High

376 (46.8)

 Very high

153 (19.0)

Preferred collaboration partners at the institutional or individual level

 

 Institutions

380 (47.3)

 Individuals

413 (51.4)

 Uncertain

11 (1.4)

Preferred partners of collaboration in the research application stage

 

 University

585 (72.8)

 Hospital

386 (48.0)

 Research institute

586 (72.9)

 Industry

225 (28.0)

 Community

106 (13.2)

Preferred partners of collaboration in the research implementation stage

 

 University

430 (53.5)

 Hospital

488 (60.7)

 Research institute

573 (71.3)

 Industry

344 (42.8)

 Community

174 (21.6)

Preferred partners of collaboration in the research achievement promotion stage

 

 University

324 (40.3)

 Hospital

453 (56.3)

 Research institute

388 (48.3)

 Industry

555 (69.0)

 Community

354 (44.0)

Preferred partners of collaboration in the research application stage

 

 Laboratory scientist

632 (78.6)

 Clinical scientist

579 (72.0)

 Industrial staff

225 (28.0)

 Community staff

159 (19.8)

 Health management scientist

213 (26.5)

Preferred partners of collaboration in the research implementation stage

 

 Laboratory scientist

516 (64.2)

 Clinical scientist

620 (77.1)

 Industrial staff

357 (44.4)

 Community staff

260 (32.3)

 Health management scientist

258 (32.1)

Preferred partners of collaboration in the research achievement promotion stage

 

 Laboratory scientist

334 (41.5)

 Clinical scientist

470 (58.5)

 Industrial staff

542 (67.4)

 Community staff

434 (54.0)

 Health management scientist

431 (53.6)

Preferred research relationship

 

 Independent

406 (50.5)

 Interdependent

398 (49.5)