Table 1.
Characteristics of oncologists responding to a survey about their management of psychosocial distress
| Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Oncology specialty (N=439) | ||
| Medical | 431 | 98 |
| Surgical | 0 | — |
| Radiation | 5 | 1 |
| Medical or radiation | 2 | <1 |
| Practice setting (N=448) | ||
| Cancer center | 122 | 27 |
| Hospital | 31 | 7 |
| Community | 284 | 63 |
| Other | 5 | 1 |
| More than one site | 4 | 1 |
| Age (M±SD) | 50.26±9.62 | |
| Gender (N=441) | ||
| Male | 334 | 76 |
| Female | 107 | 24 |
| Race or ethnicity (N=440) | ||
| White | 364 | 83 |
| Black | 6 | 1 |
| Asian | 51 | 12 |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1 | <1 |
| Native American | 0 | — |
| Latino or Hispanic | 11 | 3 |
| Time in practice (N=448) | ||
| In training | 6 | 1 |
| <5 years | 55 | 12 |
| 5–9 years | 60 | 13 |
| 10–19 years | 144 | 32 |
| 20 years or more | 183 | 41 |
| Hours per week of seeing patients (M±SD) | 41.35± 17.66 | |