Table 1.

Characteristics of survey responders (n = 274)

Characteristic	Responders
	n	%
Female Gender	240	91
Age, mean (SD) years	37 (10)
18–25 years	31	12
26–40 years	149	56
41–55 years	67	25
56–65 years	17	6
Qualificationa
Qualified nurse	205	76
Oncology nursing expert	42	16
Head nurse	17	6
Other	4	1
Primary place of work
Ward / Oncology day care unit	220	82
Ambulatory infusion unit	48	18
Weekly hours in direct patient care
< 10 h / week	14	5
10–25 h / week	60	23
26–40 h / week	123	47
>  40 h / week	67	25
Experience with barcode scanning (e.g. blood products)	123	46
Preparation of cytostatics at unit	82	31
Years of practice in oncology, years
< 1 year	25	10
1–5 years	89	36
6–10 years	55	22
> 10 years	79	32

^aCategories may not sum up to 100% due to missing values