Table 1 Characteristics of the focus group participants and focus groups
Characteristic | |
|---|---|
Participant characteristics (n=35) | |
Female sex, n (%) | 28 (80) |
Profession, n (%) | |
Physician | 12 (34) |
Nurse | 10 (29) |
Pharmacist | 3 (9) |
Psychologist | 3 (9) |
Othera | 7 (20) |
Median years since completion of most recent training (IQR) | 15 (9–22) |
Median years of pediatric oncology experience (IQR) | 11 (5–17) |
Median years at current institution (IQR) | 8 (3–14) |
Median percentage time spent providing direct patient care (IQR) | 75 (75–90) |
Self-assessed awareness of CPG, n (%) | |
Very aware | 14 (40) |
Fairly aware | 21 (60) |
Not very aware | 0 |
Not at all aware | 0 |
Focus group characteristics (n=7) | |
Focus group type, n (%) | |
Mixed | 5 (71) |
Physician-only | 1 (14) |
Non-physician-only | 1 (14) |