Table 2.

Key results of the pre-launch professional baseline surveys (March/April 2011) and post-launch follow-up survey (November 2011–February 2012)

	Baseline Survey (n = 323)	Follow-up Survey (n = 340)
Area of medicine practiced	Pediatrician, 68% GP, 24% Emergency medicine, 1.2% Other (general surgery, pediatric intensive care unit, nursing, anesthetics), 5.3% Not known, 0.9%	Pediatrician, 67% GP, 20% Emergency medicine, 0.9% Other (pediatric surgery, oncology, radiology, neurosurgery, hematology, psychiatry, nursing), 12.4%
Confidence in ability to recognize when a child might have a brain tumor	32% of pediatricians were confident 11% of GPs were confident	54% of pediatricians were confident 12% of GPs were confident
View on the average symptom interval of children in the UK	<3 mo: 37% 3–4 mo: 46% ≥5 mo: 17%
Respondents' opinion on the statement: “A prolonged symptom interval in childhood brain tumors is associated with worse outcome”	Increased cognitive deficits: 97.6% agreed Visual loss: 94% agreed Endocrinopathies: 87% agreed	Increased cognitive deficits: 96.5% agreed Visual loss: 95.3% agreed Endocrinopathies: 91.2% agreed
Symptoms that could be a sign of a childhood brain tumor (Identify from a list of 15 symptoms; may or may not be specifically related to brain tumor)	Over 95% of GPs and pediatricians thought headache, vomiting, and seizures could be potentially indicative of brain tumor 53% of GPs thought abnormal head position could be a sign compared with 84% of pediatricians.	Over 95% of GPs and pediatricians identified headache and/or vomiting, deterioration in balance or coordination, change in behavior, seizures or fits, and visual abnormalities as indicators of brain tumor. 53% of the GPs recognized abnormal head position, compared with 98% of pediatricians.
Respondents’ opinion on: “children with brain tumors have multiple signs and symptoms”	91% of GPs agreed 74% of pediatricians agreed	80% of GPs agreed 75% of pediatricians agreed