Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics
From: Clinician attitudes towards cancer treatment guidelines in Australia
Clinician demographics and practice characteristics | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 40y | 8 | 16.7% |
40-49y | 16 | 33.3% | |
50-59y | 13 | 27.1% | |
60y+ | 11 | 22.9% | |
State of practice | NSW | 39 | 81.3% |
Other | 9 | 18.8% | |
LHD of practice* | SESLHD | 13 | 33.3% |
WSLHD | 11 | 28.2% | |
SWSLHD | 8 | 20.5% | |
Other | 7 | 17.9% | |
Specialty | MO | 15 | 31.3% |
Surgery | 15 | 31.3% | |
RO | 10 | 20.8% | |
Haematology | 3 | 6.3% | |
Other | 5 | 10.4% | |
Position | Staff Specialist | 31 | 64.6% |
Visiting Medical Officer | 11 | 22.9% | |
Other | 6 | 12.5% | |
Year graduated from medicine | Since 2010 | 6 | 12.8% |
2000–2009 | 10 | 21.3% | |
1990–1999 | 14 | 29.8% | |
< 1989 | 17 | 36.1% | |
Year completed oncology specialty | Since 2010 | 14 | 30.4% |
2000–2009 | 16 | 34.8% | |
1990–1999 | 8 | 17.4% | |
< 1989 | 8 | 17.4% | |
Country graduated medicine in^ | Australia | 39 | 83.0% |
Other | 8 | 17.0% | |
Country completed oncology specialty training in^ | Australia | 43 | 91.5% |
UK# | 2 | 4.3% | |
| Â | Combined Australia and UK/CA## | 2 | 4.3% |
Proportion of clinician practice spent in public practice | < 25% | 8 | 16.7% |
25–49% | 10 | 20.8% | |
50–74% | 8 | 16.7% | |
75–100% | 22 | 45.8% | |
Proportion of clinician practice spent in metropolitan areas | < 75% | 3 | 6.3% |
75% or more | 45 | 93.8% | |
Cancer streams clinicians worked in | Breast cancer | 16 | 33.3% |
Colorectal cancer | 13 | 27.1% | |
Lung cancer | 12 | 25.0% | |
Melanoma | 12 | 25.0% | |
Haematological cancer | 11 | 22.9% | |
Skin cancer | 11 | 22.9% | |
Prostate cancer | 9 | 18.8% | |
Head and Neck cancer | 9 | 18.8% | |
Gynaecological cancer | 9 | 18.8% | |
Other cancer streams | 25 | 52.1% | |
Number of cancer types treated | 1 | 21 | 43.8% |
2–3 cancer streams | 12 | 25.0% | |
4–5 cancer streams | 9 | 18.8% | |
6 or more cancer streams | 6 | 12.5% | |
Membership of MDTs^^ | None | 2 | 4.5% |
1 or 2 MDTs | 20 | 45.5% | |
3 or more MDTs | 22 | 50.0% | |
Frequency of MDT attendance | More than once per week | 28 | 60.9% |
Weekly or less often | 18 | 39.1% | |
Frequency clinicians refer to CPGs | Routinely | 17 | 37.0% |
Occasionally | 16 | 34.8% | |
Rarely | 11 | 23.9% | |
| Â | Never | 2 | 4.3% |
Frequency that practice is adherent to CPG recommendations | Routinely | 32 | 69.6% |
Occasionally/More than half the time | 14 | 30.4% | |