Table 2.
Demographic data of the participants
| Health care providers | Total (n = 22) | Oncology Experts (n = 11) |
Conventionala (n = 4) |
CAM providersa (n = 7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 18 (82) | 8 (73) | 4 (100) | 6 (86) |
| Male | 4 (18) | 3 (27) | 0 (0) | 1 (14) |
| Age (mean) | 45.5 | 48.3 | 46.5 | 51.6 |
| 18 – 40 years of age | 6 (27) | 3 (27) | 2(50) | 1 (14) |
| 41—60 years of age | 10 (45) | 6 (55) | 1 (25) | 4 (57) |
| 61 years and older | 6 (27) | 2 (18) | 1 (25) | 2 (29) |
| Years in practice | ||||
| 0–10 years | 5 (23) | 2 (18) | 2(50) | 1 (14) |
| 11–20 years | 8 (36) | 3 (27) | 0 (0) | 4 (57) |
| 21–30 years | 4 (18) | 3 (27) | 1(25) | 1 (14) |
| More than 31 years | 5 (23) | 3 (27) | 1 (25) | 1 (14) |
| Traininga | ||||
| Acupuncturista | 5(18) | 3 (27) | 0 (0) | 2 (14) |
| Anthroposophic medicinea | 1 (5) | 1 (9) | - | - |
| Healer | 3 (14) | 1 (9) | - | 2 (14) |
| Homeopath | 1 (5) | - | - | 1 (7) |
| Nursea | 5 (23) | 3 (27) | - | 2 (14) |
| Massage therapist | 1 (5) | - | - | 1 (7) |
| Music therapist | 1 (5) | - | - | 1 (7) |
| Nutritionist | 2 (9) | - | 2 (50) | - |
| Pediatric oncologista | 6 (27) | 3 (27) | - | 3 (21) |
| Physiotherapista | 1 (5) | - | 1 (25) | - |
| Play therapist | 1 (5) | - | 1 (25) | - |
| Psychodrama therapista | 1 (5) | - | - | 1 (7) |
| Sector | ||||
| Public sector | 9 (45) | 6 (55) | 2 (50) | 1 (14) |
| Private sector | 9 (36) | 5 (45) | 2 (50) | 2 (29) |
| Self-employed: | 4 (18) | - | - | 4 (57) |
| Country | ||||
| Canada | 1 (5) | 1 (7) | - | - |
| Germany | 1 (5) | 1 (7) | - | - |
| The Netherlands | 3 (14) | 2 (13) | - | 1 (14) |
| Norway | 10 (45) | 4 (36) | 2 (50) | 4 (57) |
| United States | 7 (32) | 3 (27) | 2 (50) | 2 (29) |
aThese providers were trained as both conventional and CAM providers