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Table 1 Characteristics of the participating nurses (N = 45)

From: Self-management support and eHealth for patients and informal caregivers confronted with advanced cancer: an online focus group study among nurses

Sex

 Male

1

 Female

44

Mean age (range) (N = 36)

45.3 (25-62)

Care setting

 Hospital

19

 Home care

11

 Hospice

9

 Other (e.g. transmural)

6

Mean work experience as nurse in years (range) (N = 35)

22.4 (3-41)

Highest degree in nursing

 Master’s degree in Advanced Nursing Practice

15

 Higher professional education (Bachelor’s degree)

23

 Secondary vocational education

7

Additional education course

 Oncology and/or palliative care

23

 No additional course in oncology or palliative care

12

 Unknown

10