Table 2. Key characteristics of experts participating in all three rounds of the Delphi process.
Round | Gender | Professional background (all of them researchers in palliative care) | Countries represented | Total Number of institutions involved |
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1, 2 and 3 | 5 female | Ethicist: 2 | Belgium | 19 |
19 male | Nurse: 2 | Canada | ||
Philosopher: 1 | Germany | |||
Psychologist: 5 | Netherlands | |||
Psychiatrist: 2 | Norway | |||
Palliative care physician: 9 | Spain | |||
Social worker: 1 | USA | |||
Sociologists: 2 |