Table 1.
Variable |
Percentage of respondents (n = 194) |
---|---|
Professional category | |
Physician | 66 |
PhD/Researcher | 13 |
Registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant | 7 |
Technician, scientist, or technologist | 5 |
Health business/medical administration professional | 4 |
Other (including pharmacist; patient advocate; NGO; educator; health economist) | 4 |
Student/Resident | 1 |
Primary clinical focus | |
Bleeding disorders including hemophilia | 39 |
Thrombosis and hemophilia | 28 |
Hematology | 11 |
Hematology/Oncology | 8 |
Thrombosis/Clotting | 7 |
Other nonclinical (bleeding disorders, FVIII, gene therapy, industry, product development, thrombosis and bleeding disorders, transfusion) | 5 |
Internal medicine | 1% |
Other clinical (clinical chemistry) | 1% |
Role in the care of people with hemophilia a | |
Physician involved in direct patient care | 59 |
Investigator in clinical trials of people with hemophilia | 38 |
Patient education | 27 |
Perform assays/assessments in a specialized coagulation laboratory | 22 |
Basic research related to hemophilia but not related to patient care | 20 |
Other (including nurse coordinator, nurse clinician, industry, administration, health care education, health economics and outcomes research, patient advocacy) | 17 |
Practice setting | |
Academic medical center | 54 |
Industry | 13 |
Hemophilia treatment center (independent of an academic medical center) | 11 |
Government hospital | 9 |
Other (including nonprofit organization; patient organization; government research center) | 7 |
Hemostasis center | 3 |
Community‐based hospital | 2 |
Outpatient clinic/ambulatory setting | 1 |
Abbreviations: FVIII, factor VIII; NGO, nongovernmental organization.
Respondents could select all applicable responses.