Table 1.
Professional Role, History, and Location of Survey Respondents (n = 274).
| Variable | % |
|---|---|
| Profession | |
| Social Worker | 43.0 |
| MD and APP | 28.3 |
| Administrator/Program Leader | 8.1 |
| Multiple professions/roles | 6.3 |
| Navigator | 5.1 |
| Other | 9.2 |
| Percentage of patients with cancer older than age 65 | |
| <10% | 0.7 |
| 10–25% | 4.4 |
| 25–50% | 26.4 |
| 50–75% | 57.1 |
| >75% | 11.4 |
| Years providing care to patients with cancer | |
| 1–4 | 20.5 |
| 5–10 | 24.2 |
| 11–20 | 28.9 |
| 20+ | 26.4 |
| United States as country of care | 92.0 |
| Classification of cancer program | |
| Academic/NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center | 36.4 |
| Community cancer program | 29.0 |
| Hospital | 17.3 |
| Integrated network cancer program | 7.0 |
| Physician-owned oncology practice | 4.0 |
| Physician practice | 0.4 |
| Other | 5.9 |
| Location of cancer program/institution | |
| Urban/city | 53.1 |
| Suburban | 29.5 |
| Rural | 17.3 |
Other professions include: including dieticians, pharmacists, case managers, medical assistants, pulmonologists, radiation therapists, and research nurses.