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. 2017 Sep 4;26(2):557–564. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3866-6

Table 1.

Respondent demographics

Characteristic Respondents
N %
Experience and credentials
 Oncology certified 354 66.7
Years in oncology
 0–5 157 29.6
 6–10 136 25.6
 11–15 73 13.7
 > 15 165 31.1
Years in ONS
 0–5 329 62.0
 6–10 88 16.6
 11–15 42 7.9
 > 15 72 13.6
Employment status
 Full-time 439 82.7
 Part-time 72 13.6
 Unknown 20 3.8
Office type
 Inpatient 167 31.5
 Outpatient 342 64.4
 Unknown 22 4.1
Work setting
 Physician office/infusion center 199 37.5
 Hospital-based clinic 143 26.9
 Medical oncology unit 130 24.5
 Bone marrow transplant unit 37 7.0
 Other 22 4.1
Primary position
 Staff nurse 390 73.4
 Nurse practitioner 56 10.5
 Director/manager/coordinator 25 4.7
 Case manager/navigator 20 3.8
 Clinical nurse specialist 19 3.6
 Other 21 4.0