Table 3. Description of the Delphi panels.
| Characteristics | Reportedan (%) | Presentbn (%) |
| Number of individuals invited to participate | 76 (95) | |
| Median (Q1;Q3) | 17 (11;31) | |
| Min;Max | 3;418 | |
| Criteria used to choose potential participants c | 63 (79) | |
| Renown | 27 (43) | |
| Member of organization | 22 (35) | |
| Recommendation | 10 (16) | |
| Years of experience | 8 (13) | |
| Other (Table S2) | 18 (29) | |
| Number of specialties represented in the panel | 69 (86) | |
| Several | 53 (77) | |
| One | 16 (23) | |
| Inclusion of multiple stakeholders c | 70 (88) | |
| Yes | 40(57) | |
| Types of stakeholders c , d | ||
| Healthcare professionals | 38 (95) | |
| Informal caregivers | 25 (63) | |
| Methodologists / Researchers / Public health experts | 14(35) | |
| Managers | 11 (27) | |
| Patients | 8 (20) | |
| Other | 9 (22) | |
| No | 30 (43) | |
| Number of stakeholder types per study | ||
| One | 1 (2) | |
| Two | 19 (48) | |
| Three | 14 (35) | |
| Four | 6 (15) | |
| Years of experience | 7 (9) | |
| Median (Q1;Q3) | 15 (10;18) |
a
Percentage of studies that reported this item over the total number of studies (n = 80).
b
All percentages were calculated relative to the total number reported.
c
The total percentage may exceed 100% because some studies used more than one criterion.
d
Percentages were calculated using 40 (number of studies with several stakeholders) as the denominator.