Table 1.

Sample characteristics (n = 17).

Focus group	Represented pediatric disciplines	Place of work	Gender	Age (years)	Professional experience (years)
Focus group 1	Pediatric cardiology, pediatric neurology, pediatric hematology and oncology, pediatric critical care, pediatric palliative care, pediatric primary care	Munich, Germany	Male = 5 Female = 1	M = 47 SD = 6.9	M = 18 SD = 5.5
Focus group 2	Pediatric cardiology, pediatric neurology, pediatric hematology and oncology, neonatology, pediatric critical care, pediatric palliative care, pediatric primary care, clinical ethics counseling	Würzburg/Kiel/ Heidelberg/Munich, Germany Innsbruck, Austria	Male = 3 Female = 3	M = 41 SD = 5.9	M = 11 SD = 6.5
Focus group 3	Pediatric cardiology, pediatric hematology and oncology, pediatric critical care, pediatric palliative care, pediatric primary care, neuro-rehabilitation, clinical pharmacology	Lausanne, Switzerland	Male = 4 Female = 1	M = 43 SD = 9.4	M = 18 SD = 7.7
Total			Male = 12 Female = 5	M = 44 SD = 7.5	M = 16 SD = 7.1

M: mean, SD: standard deviation.