Table 2 Provider demographics (n = 25)
Age (years) | M = 50.0, median 50 (range 36–66) | |
Gender | 14 (56%) female | |
Race/ethnicity | 20 (80%) White 3 (12%) African American 2 (8%) Asian 1 (4%) Hispanic/Latino | |
Provider type | 19 (76%) MD 2 (4%) NP 1 (4%) PA 3 (12%) other | |
Area of practice | 14 (56%) Hematologist (sickle cell-specific) 7 (28%) Hematologist/oncologist 4 (16%) Pediatrics | |
Years providing care to patients with sickle cell disease | M = 18.8, median 17 (range 5–44) | |
Age range of patients | 25 (100%) infancy through adolescence 22 (80%) young adult 4 (16%) adult | |
Practice setting | 21 (84%) urban 5 (20%) suburban 1 (4%) rural | |
State of practice | 1 California 1 Colorado 2 Florida 2 Georgia 2 Illinois 1 Indiana 1 Louisiana 1 New Jersey | 1 Massachusetts 1 Mississippi 4 Missouri 1 New York 3 North Carolina 2 South Carolina 1 Virginia 1 Washington DC |