Table 1 Characteristics of Institutions (N = 10)

Pediatric vs. Mixed Adult and Pediatric, n (%)

7 (70.0)

Median Number Pediatric Patients with Cancer Diagnosed Annually (IQR)

98 (64 to 180)

Median Insurance Type Percentage (IQR)

 Private

44 (26 to 59)

 Public

56 (41 to 73)

 No insurance

1 (0 to 4)

Median Male Percentage (IQR)

54 (51 to 55)

Median Race Percentage (IQR)

 American Indian or Alaskan native

0 (0 to 1)

 Asian

9 (3 to 10)

 Black or African American

9 (6 to 20)

 Native Hawaiian or other pacific islander

1 (0 to 3)

 White

69 (41 to 80)

Median Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity (IQR)

28 (10 to 42)

Median Language Spoken Percentage (IQR)

 English

78 (64 to 85)

 Spanish

14 (4 to 32)

 Other

5 (2 to 5)

Health care Professional Characteristics

Physician Characteristics, median (IQR)

 Full-time equivalents

8 (6 to 11)

 Years in practice

15 (10 to 19)

Nurse Practitioner Characteristics

 Full-time equivalents

2 (2 to 11)

 Years in practice

7 (4 to 8)

Physician Assistant Characteristics

 Full-time equivalents

1 (0 to 1)

 Years in practice

2 (0 to 5)

Implementation Climate Construct of Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research Framework

Department staff are expected to help the institution meet its goal (i.e., improve symptom control for patients), n (%)

10 (100)

Department staff gets the support they need to implement care pathways for symptom management, n (%)

6 (60.0)

Department staff gets recognition for implementing care pathways for symptom management, n (%)

5 (50.0)

Implementing care pathways for symptom management is a top priority of the department, n (%)

6 (60.0)