Table 5.
Characteristics of the participants (N=22).
| Characteristic and type of participant | Participants, n (%) | |
| Stakeholder groupa | ||
|
|
Researchers | 18 (82) |
|
|
Technology providers | 5 (23) |
|
|
Hospital staff | 3 (14) |
|
|
Policy makers | 3 (14) |
| Gender | ||
|
|
Female | 8 (36) |
|
|
Male | 13 (59) |
|
|
Prefer not to say | 1 (5) |
| Age (years) | ||
|
|
≤30 | 2 (9) |
|
|
31-39 | 3 (14) |
|
|
40-49 | 6 (27) |
|
|
50-59 | 5 (23) |
|
|
≥60 | 6 (27) |
| Country of work | ||
|
|
Netherlands | 11 (50) |
|
|
Germany | 3 (14) |
|
|
Ireland | 2 (9) |
|
|
Spain | 2 (9) |
|
|
France | 1 (5) |
|
|
Hungary | 1 (5) |
|
|
India | 1 (5) |
|
|
Italy | 1 (5) |
| Years of professional experience | ||
|
|
0-10 | 6 (27) |
|
|
11-20 | 4 (18) |
|
|
21-30 | 7 (32) |
|
|
31-40 | 5 (23) |
aParticipants sometimes represented more than 1 stakeholder group.