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. 2017 Dec 21;27(5):380–388. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006986

Table 1.

Two-stage modified Delphi process participant characteristics*

Characteristics Round 1
(n=117)†
Round 2
(n=96)†
Age (years) 48±12 49±12
Sex
 Female 76 (65%) 63 (66%)
 Male 39 (33%) 32 (33%)
 Missing 2 (2%) 1 (1%)
Country of residence
 USA 60 (51%) 50 (52%)
 Canada 20 (17%) 14 (15%)
 UK 17 (14%) 13 (14%)
 The Netherlands 5 (4%) 5 (5%)
 Australia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Romania, Spain, Sweden (<5 each) 13 (11%) 12 (12%)
 Unknown 2 (2%) 2 (2%)
Expertise (respondents could check more than one)
 Decision aid researcher, author, developer 86 (74%) NA
 Clinician, healthcare administration, decision aid user 56 (48%) NA
 Patient or consumer representative 4 (3%) NA
 Journal editor or funder 36 (31%) NA
 Guideline developer 9 (8%) NA
Number of publications
 0–1 15 (13%) 12 (12%)
 2–4 23 (20%) 17 (18%)
 5+ 79 (67%) 67 (70%)

*Table values are mean±SD for continuous variables and n (column %) for categorical variables.

†Numbers may not sum to total due to missing data, and percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

NA, not available.