Table 1 Sample description by phase (qualitative and quantitative), profession/specialty, years of practice and setting
From: Challenges associated with the integration of immuno-oncology agents in clinical practice
Profession/ Specialty | Oncologist (n = 105) | Rheumatologist (n = 52) | Emergency department physician (n = 52) | Pulmonologist (n = 52) | Pathologist (n = 52) | Interventional radiologist (n = 53) | Clinical pharmacist (n = 107) | Physician assistant (n = 83) | Nurse practitioner (n = 105) | Total (n = 661) |
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Study component | ||||||||||
 Interviews | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 82 |
 Discussion groups | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
 Surveys | 88 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 90 | 67 | 88 | 554 |
Years of practice | ||||||||||
 3–10 years | 43 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 41 | 50 | 37 | 265 |
 11–20 years | 43 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 43 | 27 | 47 | 265 |
 21 + years | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 131 |
Setting | ||||||||||
 Academic hospital or medical center | 36 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 38 | 29 | 36 | 231 |
 Community clinic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
 Government medicine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
 Hospital (Community) | 11 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 115 |
 Multi-specialty physician group practice | 13 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 108 |
 NCCN/NCI cancer center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
 Single-specialty physician group practice | 36 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 135 |
 Solo practice | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
 Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |