Table 1.

Delphi Round 1 – Questionnaire Items and Number of Responses and Categories

Questionnaire Item	Initial # of Responses (Free-Text, Raw Data)	Initial # of Categories (Assigned by Working Group)	Final # of Categories (Assigned by Research Team)
1. What are the five most important topics, in order of importance, which should be discussed with newly diagnosed pediatric oncology patients and families before discharge from the hospital?	494	57	20
2. What specific content within the topics listed above must be covered before the child is discharged from the hospital?	389	49	20
3. Are there specific topics that are related to the child’s diagnosis that should be included in discussions prior to hospital discharge? If so, what are these topics?  A. Leukemia/lymphoma	164	42	8
B. Solid tumor	163	44	7
C. CNS Tumor	202	55	12