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. 2022 Feb 4;17(4):1131–1138. doi: 10.1007/s11764-022-01163-6

Table 2.

Demographic data of respondents

Healthcare professionals (N = 190)
Sex (N, %)
  Female 99 (52)
  Male 91 (48)
Specialism (N, %)
  Cardiologist1 66 (35)
   Intervention 16
   Imaging 23
   Heart failure 12
   Electrophysiology and devices 8
   Other 9
  Medical oncologist 29 (15)
   Breast cancer 10
   Gynecological 4
   Urologic 4
   Palliative care 4
   Lung 2
  Radiation oncologist 66 (35)
  Hematologist 29 (15)
Work experience in years, median (IQR) 10 (5–18.8)
Type of hospital (N, %)
  University medical center 96 (51)
  Top-clinical hospital2 70 (37)

  General hospital

  Private hospital

22 (12)

2 (1)

Cardio-oncology unit at hospital (N, %)
  Yes 75 (40)
  No 115 (60)
Completed PhD trajectory (N, %)
  Yes 115 (60)
  No 75 (40)4
Number of new cardio-oncology patients at outpatient ward per month (N, %)3
  None 18 (10)
  1–10 123 (65)
  11–20 37 (20)
  21–30 9 (5)
   ≥ 30 3 (2)

1Only certified subspecialties are provided, other non-certified subspecialties for cardiologists are devices, cardio-oncology, congenital heart disease, and cardiovascular disease in women

2A top-clinical hospital is a secondary care setting; these hospitals provide both basic and complex care

3Cardio-oncology patients were defined as oncology patients with traditional cardiovascular risk factors receiving cardiotoxic treatment or oncology patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease

415 respondents were PhD candidates at the time of the study