Table 1.
Demographic information
| Phase I | Phase II | Phase III | Phase IV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation round | Confirmation round | Definition round | Mid-term meeting | Survey 1 | Survey 2 | Consensus meeting | Validation round | |
| Total (n) | 8 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 39 | 14 | 17 |
| Female (n, %) | 4 (50) | 5 (55) | 3 (60) | 6 (46) | 29 (63) | 25 (64) | 7 (50) | 8 (47) |
| Age (m, range) | 44 (29–61) | 44.2 (29–61) | 38.4 (27–44) | 40.1 (26–62) | 45 (28–68) | 44 (28–68) | 41.2 (24–62) | 45.6 (24–63) |
| Self-identified primary profession (n, %) | ||||||||
| University professor | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 (54.3) | 23 (59) | 2 | 3 |
| Clinical psychologist | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 (28.3) | 12 (30.1) | 2 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 (23.9) | 9 (23) | 2 | 2 |
| Senior grad psyc student | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 (8.7) | 3 (7.7) | 4 | 3 |
| Physician | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 (6.5) | 3 (7.7) | 4 | 6 |
| Nurse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Division of work for (average %)a | ||||||||
| Research | 48.8 | 48.9 | 75 | 47.5 | 49.6 | 51.6 | 47.5 | 42.9 |
| Teaching | 24.4 | 21.7 | 12.5 | 20.7 | 24.4 | 23.8 | 11.3 | 15.4 |
| Clinical | 18.8 | 22.2 | 7.5 | 23.8 | 15 | 16.9 | 34.4 | 34.5 |
| Other | 8.2 | 7.2 | 5 | 8.2 | 11 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Years of experience in behavior changea | ||||||||
| Average | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17.8 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 16.3 | 18.8 |
| Experience self-ratinga | ||||||||
| Average | 9.1 | 9 | 9 | 8.9 | 8.07 | 8.10 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Country of origin | ||||||||
| Canada | 8 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 25 | 14 | 17 |
| USA | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Europe | – | – | – | – | 14 | 12 | – | – |
| Belgium | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| France | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Ireland | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Israel | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Netherlands | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Sweden | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| United Kingdom | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | – |
| Middle East | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Saudi Arabia | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
aScores of students and staff members were not included in the calculations as they did not qualify as behavioral change counseling experts. Other professions included: physiotherapist, dietician, nurse, occupational therapist, and social worker. Other type of work division included: consulting, administrative, and program development. All participants in Survey 2 took part in Survey 1.