Table 2.
Participants demographics (n = 322)
| Demographic characteristics | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 202 (62.5) |
| Male | 115 (35.7) |
| I prefer not to disclose | 5 (1.6) |
| Age | |
| 19 or younger | 2 (0.6) |
| 20–29 | 49 (15.2) |
| 30–39 | 100 (31.1) |
| 40–49 | 83 (25.8) |
| 50–59 | 63 (19.6) |
| 60–69 | 23 (7.1) |
| 70 and older | 2 (0.6) |
| Experience with AGREE II | |
| No experience | 70 (21.7) |
| Some experience | 122 (37.9) |
| Experienced | 88 (27.3) |
| Very experienced | 42 (13) |
| Geographic location | |
| North America | 177 (55) |
| Europe | 76 (23.6) |
| Asia | 24 (7.5) |
| South America | 32 (9.9) |
| Africa | 7 (2.2) |
| Oceania | 6 (1.9) |
| First language | |
| English | 188 (58.4) |
| Spanish | 51 (15.8) |
| Italian | 14 (4.3) |
| Chinese | 13 (4) |
| Dutch | 10 (3.1) |
| Portuguese | 7 (2.2) |
| French | 4 (1.2) |
| Greek | 3 (0.9) |
| Ukrainian | 3 (0.9) |
| Other | 29 (9) |
| Participants’ roles with clinical practice guidelines (PG)a | |
| CPG developer—clinical expert | 85 (26.4) |
| CPG developer—patient/public representative | 15 (4.7) |
| CPG developer—methodologist | 170 (52.8) |
| CPG user—health care provider | 102 (31.7) |
| CPG user—administrator/policy maker/manager | 38 (11.8) |
| CPG user—patient/member of the public | 20 (6.2) |
| Researcher | 159 (49.4) |
| Other (e.g., librarian, student) | 25 (7.8) |
aParticipants could select more than one role