Table 2 Characteristics of physician respondents
Characteristic | Respondents No. (%) |
|---|---|
Practice setting | |
Academic teaching unit | 162/276 (58.7) |
Not-academic teaching unit | 114/276 (41.3) |
Method of reimbursement | |
Fee for service | 97/263 (36.9) |
Not-fee for service | 166/263 (63.1) |
Geographic location | |
Metropolitan/central city | 165/279 (59.1) |
Metropolitan/suburban | 58/279 (20.8) |
Small city or town | 44/279 (15.8) |
Rural | 12/279 (4.3) |
Gender | |
Female | 88/277 (31.8) |
Male | 189/277 (68.2) |
Primary area of practice or expertise | |
Specialty | 219/268 (81.7) |
Medical oncology | (81/268) |
Radiation oncology | (77/268) |
Surgical oncology | (24/268) |
Hematology/Hematological oncology | (20/268) |
Gynecological oncology | (9/268) |
Medical and hematological oncology | (3/268) |
Non-oncologic specialists (general internal medicine, gastroenterology) | (5/268) |
Family medicine | 49/268 (18.3) |
Type of oncology practice | |
Solid tumours only | 212/280 (75.7) |
Hematological malignancies only | 12/280 (4.3) |
Hematological malignancies and solid tumours | 56/280 (20.0) |
Ordering Behaviour | |
Order any MOT | 193/287 (67.2) |
Order no MOT | 94/287 (32.8) |