Table 2.
Characteristics of health professionals
| Characteristic | Round 1, n (%) 557 participants |
Round 2, n (%) 457 participants |
Round 3, n (%) 419 participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participant typea | |||
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| Nephrologist | 371 (58.3) | 301 (56.4) | 281 (56.7) |
| Surgeon | 33 (5.2) | 24 (4.5) | 22 (4.4) |
| Nurse | 66 (10.4) | 59 (11.0) | 49 (9.9) |
| Psychiatrist | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) |
| Psychologist | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) |
| Social Worker | 6 (1.0) | 6 (1.1) | 5 (1.0) |
| Dietician | 7 (1.1) | 7 (1.3) | 6 (1.2) |
| Researcher | 75 (11.8) | 69 (12.9) | 61 (12.3) |
| Pharmacist | 18 (2.9) | 14 (2.6) | 10 (2.0) |
| Policy maker | 12 (1.9) | 11 (2.1) | 10 (2.0) |
| Industry | 5 (0.8) | 4 (0.7) | 2 (0.4) |
| Others | 40 (6.3) | 35 (6.6) | 26 (5.2) |
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| Gender | |||
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| Male | 308 (55.3) | 250 (54.7) | 233 (55.6) |
| Female | 249 (44.7) | 207 (45.3) | 186 (44.4) |
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| Age group (years) | |||
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| 18 – 40 | 166 (29.8) | 137 (30.0) | 116 (27.7) |
| 41 – 50 | 177 (31.8) | 142 (31.1) | 132 (31.5) |
| 51 – 60 | 156 (28.0) | 130 (28.4) | 126 (30.1) |
| 61 – 70 | 52 (9.3) | 43 (9.4) | 40 (9.5) |
| ≥ 71 | 6 (1.1) | 5 (1.1) | 5 (1.2) |
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| Experience in transplantation (years) | |||
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| ≤10 | 207 (37.2) | 159 (34.8) | 134 (32.0) |
| 11–20 | 183 (32.9) | 156 (34.1) | 150 (35.8) |
| ≥ 21 | 167 (30.0) | 142 (31.1) | 135 (32.2) |
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| No. of transplantation trials as investigators | |||
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| 0 | 250 (44.9) | 207 (45.3) | 185 (44.2) |
| 1–5 | 180 (32.3) | 151 (33.0) | 140 (33.4) |
| 6–10 | 58 (10.4) | 46 (10.1) | 42 (10.0) |
| ≥ 11 | 69 (12.4) | 53 (11.6) | 52 (12.4) |
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| Specific role in kidney transplant researcha | |||
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| Government, policy making | 94 (19.5) | 80 (20.0) | 78 (20.5) |
| Clinical practice guidelines | 226 (47.0) | 185 (463) | 178 (46.7) |
| Funding (grant reviewer, panel) | 126 (26.2) | 106 (26.5) | 100 (26.2.) |
| Other | 35 (7.3) | 29 (7.3) | 25 (6.6) |
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| Country* | |||
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| Australia | 70 (12.6) | 58 (12.7) | 54 (12.9) |
| United states | 66 (11.8) | 52 (11.4) | 46 (11.0) |
| Canada | 53 (9.5) | 44 (9.6) | 40 (9.5) |
| New Zealand | 39 (7.0) | 38 (8.3) | 37 (8.8) |
| United Kingdom | 36 (6.5) | 31 (6.8) | 30 (7.2) |
| France | 34 (6.1) | 27 (5.9) | 25 (6.0) |
| Spain | 23 (4.1) | 19 (4.2) | 17 (4.1) |
| China and Hong Kong | 19 (3.4) | 14 (3.1) | 12 (2.9) |
| Italy | 13 (2.3) | 9 (2.0) | 7 (1.7) |
| Netherland | 12 (2.2) | 9 (2.0) | 8 (1.9) |
| Brazil | 12 (2.2) | 11 (2.4) | 9 (2.1) |
| Other* | 180 (32.3) | 145 (31.7) | 134 (32.0) |
Some have multiple roles.
Other includes 64 countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, India, Romania, Egypt, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Finland, Mexico, Switzerland, Argentina, Colombia, Sweden, Japan, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cameroon, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Kosovo, Lithuania, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chad, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Korea South, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela. NB. Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding or duplicate categories.