Table 5.
Content Analysis, Question 1A, Consensus.a
| Theme/Topic | Mentions, Total, n (SD)b | Mentions, Panel Members, Percentage (SD)c | Consensus (%)d | Interrater Reliability (%)e |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The importance of promoting/supporting quality of life for the patientA,B | 9.7 (0.58) | 6.7 (0.58) | 96.9 | 100 |
| Focusing on whole person careC | 7.3 (1.53) | 5.3 (1.15) | 90.6 | 100 |
| Naturopathic oncology is integrative care, not alternative care. There is a necessity to work with conventional standard of careD,E | 5.7 (1.53) | 5.7 (1.53) | 81.3 | 100 |
| The importance of using diet as therapyF | 4 (0.00) | 4 (0.00) | 90.6 | 100 |
| The importance of maintaining naturopathic principlesG | 4 (1.73) | 3.3 (1.15) | 84.4 | 100 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
All data are averaged from the thematic identification of 3 blinded research assistants. Ranking of themes is systematic and primarily based on interrater reliability, followed by total number of mentions, and finally considering the number of panel members to mention each theme.
Average number of theme mentions during discussion.
Average number of panel members who verbalized the theme during discussion.
The percentage of consensus for each theme among panel members. Consensus was the average of the following survey choices: completely agree (100%), mostly agree (75%), somewhat agree (50%), mostly disagree (25%), completely disagree (0%).
The interrater reliability among the 3 research assistants who completed the thematic coding.