Development of a Core Set of Self-Management Support Needs of Esophageal Cancer Patients: Results from a Delphi Study among Healthcare Professionals

Table 2

Characteristics of healthcare practitioners participating in the Delphi survey.

Characteristic	N = 68
Age (years) (mean (range))	43.6 (24–63)
Gender (number (%))
Male	30 (44.1)
Female	38 (55.9)
Specialty (number (%))
Surgeons	20 (29.4)
Dieticians	7 (10.3)
Physical therapists	6 (8.8)
Oncologists	6 (8.8)
Oncological nurses/case managers	7 (10.3)
Nurse practitioners/Physician assistants	10 (14.7)
Gastroenterologists	4 (5.9)
Radiotherapists	7 (10.3)
Pathologists	1 (1.5)
Working experience (number (%))
<5 years	14 (20.6)
5–10 years	19 (27.9)
>10 years	35 (51.5)