Table 1.
Participant characteristics in the three Delphi rounds and final workshop
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Workshop | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 50 (%) | n = 40 (%) | n = 36 (%) | n = 11 (%) | ||
| Gender | female | 36 (72) | 31 (78) | 27 (75) | 11 (100) |
| male | 14 (28) | 9 (23) | 9 (25) | 0 | |
| Country | German | 47 (94) | 37 (93) | 33 (92) | 11 (100) |
| German-speaking Switzerland | 3 (6) | 3 (8) | 3 (8) | 0 | |
| Age |
mean (SD) (range) |
48 (11.9) (24–66) |
48 (11.7) (24–66) |
48 (11.8) (24–66) |
47 (9.6) (26–58) |
| Professional fielda | Medicine | 29 (58) | 21 (53) | 19 (53) | 3 (27) |
| Therapy | 10 (20) | 10 (25) | 9 (25) | 0 | |
| Nursing | 10 (20) | 9 (23) | 8 (22) | 3 (27) | |
| Midwifery | 3 (6) | 3 (8) | 3 (8) | 1 (9) | |
| Social work/Public health | 4 (8) | 4 (10) | 3 (8) | 0 | |
| Other science | 5 (10) | 4 (10) | 4 (11) | 2 (18) | |
| Patient representative | 3 (6) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 0 | |
| Student | 5 (10) | 3 (8) | 3 (8) | 2 (18) | |
| Experience in education (educ.)a | Academic educ. (≥ 5 years) | 30 (60) | 25 (63) | 22 (61) | – |
| Interprofessional educ. | 24 (48) | 20 (50) | 18 (50) | – | |
| Faculty development | 22 (44) | 18 (45) | 16 (44) | – | |
| Curriculum development | 28 (56) | 25 (63) | 22 (61) | – | |
| Experience in patient care ≥ 3 yearsa | Inpatient care | 28 (56) | 23 (58) | 21 (58) | – |
| Outpatient care | 27 (54) | 23 (58) | 21 (58) | – | |
| Prevention | 19 (38) | 18 (45) | 15 (42) | – | |
| Palliative care | 6 (12) | 4 (10) | 4 (11) | – | |
| Rehabilitation | 15 (30) | 11 (28) | 10 (28) | – | |
| Patient counseling | 25 (50) | 20 (50) | 18 (50) | – | |
| Application of CIM methods in professional practiceb | Phytotherapy | 17 (34) | 14 (35) | 14 (39) | 17 (34) |
| TCM, Acupuncture | 10 (20) | 9 (23) | 9 (25) | 10 (20) | |
| Mind-body medicine | 9 (18) | 8 (20) | 7 (19) | 9 (18) | |
| Hydrotherapy | 8 (16) | 6 (15) | 6 (17) | 8 (16) | |
| Homeopathy | 6 (12) | 5 (13) | 5 (14) | 6 (12) | |
| Exercise therapy | 6 (12) | 5 (13) | 4 (11) | 6 (12) | |
| Aromatherapy | 5 (10) | 3 (8) | 3 (8) | 5 (10) | |
| Anthroposophical medicine | 4 (8) | 3 (8) | 3 (8) | 4 (8) | |
| Dietetics | 3 (6) | 3 (8) | 2 (6) | 3 (6) | |
| Manual medicine | 3 (6) | 2 (5) | 2 (6) | 3 (6) | |
| Massage | 3 (6) | 2 (5) | 2 (6) | 3 (6) | |
| Acupressure | 2 (4) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 2 (4) | |
| Other methodsc | 7 (14) | 4 (10) | 3 (8) | 7 (14) | |
| No CIM application | 24 (28) | 21 (53) | 17 (47) | 24 (28) |
Note. Data are based on self-disclosure of the participants in the first round of the survey. aMultiple choice question, multiple answers possible; bText boxes, multiple answers possible; − = not recorded; cBach flowers, light-, breath-, autohaemo-, orthomolecular-, neural therapy, diverting procedures