Table 2.
Delphi expert panel characteristics (N = 39)
| Stakeholder Category / Expertise | Percentage % |
|---|---|
| Clinical / Research Professional | |
| Medical Doctor | 26% |
| Nurse | 5% |
| Physical Therapist / Occupational Therapist | 18% |
| Psychology / Social Work | 18% |
| Researcher | 33% |
| Other | 15% |
| Consumer / Community / Policy | |
| SCI Consumer | 10% |
| SCI Advocacy | 5% |
| Grant Funder | 3% |
| Other | 3% |
| Domains of Expertise | |
| Pain Clinical Practice | 8% |
| Pain Research | 18% |
| SCI | 82% |
| Quality of Life | 23% |
| Health Outcomes / Measurement | 18% |
| Epidemiology | 5% |
| Health Policy | 15% |
SCI = Spinal Cord Injury
Some categories of expertise / professional practice encompassed more than one domain in some cases.