Table 1.
Summary of participant characteristics (n (%))
| Characteristics | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| Total sample | 210 | 95 | 69 |
| Age (years) | |||
| <30 | 9 (4.3) | 4 (4.3) | 3 (4.3) |
| 30–39 | 44 (21.0) | 22 (23.2) | 14 (20.3) |
| 40–49 | 36 (17.1) | 14 (14.7) | 9 (13.0) |
| 50–59 | 58 (27.6) | 28 (29.5) | 20 (29.0) |
| 60–69 | 36 (17.1) | 18 (18.9) | 15 (21.7) |
| >69 | 27 (12.9) | 9 (9.5) | 8 (11.6) |
| Female | 122 (58.1) | 62 (65.3) | 47 (68.1)¶ |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person | 2 (1.0) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) |
| Subgroups | |||
| Live with, or at risk of, diabetes-related foot disease (consumer) | 70 (33.3) | 34 (35.8) | 29 (42.0) |
| Carer for someone with diabetes | 2 (1.0) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) |
| Health professional | 121 (57.6) | 52 (54.7) | 36 (52.2) |
| Researcher/academic | 9 (4.3) | 5 (5.3) | 2 (2.9) |
| Industry representative | 8 (3.8) | 3 (3.2) | 1 (1.4) |
| Health professional subgroup | 121 | 60 | 36 |
| Professional discipline | |||
| Podiatrist | 62 (51.2) | 31 (51.7) | 20 (55.6) |
| Medical practitioner* | 29 (24.0) | 14 (23.3) | 6 (16.7) |
| Nurse | 6 (5.0) | 3 (5.0) | 3 (8.3) |
| Diabetes educator | 8 (6.6) | 2 (3.3) | 1 (2.8) |
| Pedorthist | 5 (4.1) | 3 (5.0) | 1 (2.8) |
| Dietitian | 4 (3.3) | 2 (3.3) | 1 (2.8) |
| Other† | 7 (5.8) | 4 (6.7) | 4 (11.1) |
| Healthcare sector | |||
| Public | 90 (74.4) | 40 (66.7) | 28 (77.8) |
| Private | 25 (20.7) | 11 (18.3) | 8 (22.2) |
| Other‡ | 6 (5.0) | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0) |
| State/territory of health professional | |||
| Victoria | 29 (24.0) | 13 (21.7) | 5 (13.9) |
| New South Wales | 24 (19.8) | 13 (21.7) | 10 (27.8) |
| South Australia | 6 (5.0) | 2 (3.3) | 2 (5.6) |
| Queensland | 28 (23.1) | 12 (20.0) | 8 (22.2) |
| Northern Territory | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (2.8) |
| Australian Capital Territory | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (2.8) |
| Western Australia | 28 (23.1) | 15 (25.0) | 7 (19.4) |
| Tasmania | 4 (3.3) | 3 (5.0) | 2 (5.6) |
| Consumer subgroup | n=72 | n=35 | n=30 |
| Lived experience with diabetes | |||
| Live with, or at risk of, diabetes-related foot disease | 70 (97.2) | 34 (97.1) | 29 (96.7) |
| Carer for someone with diabetes | 2 (2.8) | 1 (2.9) | 1 (3.3) |
| Level of diabetes-related foot disease | |||
| Diabetes | 44 (61.1) | 18 (51.4) | 13 (43.3) |
| Diabetes-related foot problems | 26 (36.1) | 16 (45.7) | 16 (53.3)** |
| Missing (carer) | 2 (2.8) | 1 (2.9) | 1 (3.3) |
| State/territory of consumer | |||
| Victoria | 34 (47.2) | 15 (42.9) | 13 (43.3) |
| New South Wales | 10 (13.9) | 5 (14.3) | 4 (13.3) |
| South Australia | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Queensland | 10 (13.9) | 5 (14.3) | 4 (13.3) |
| Northern Territory | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Australian Capital Territory | 1 (1.3) | 1 (2.9) | 1 (0.3) |
| Western Australia | 15 (20.8) | 8 (22.9) | 7 (23.0) |
| Tasmania | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Missing | 2 (2.8) | 1 (2.9) | 1 (0.3) |
| Geographical classification§ | |||
| Metropolitan | 47 (65.3) | 22 (62.9) | 19 (63.3) |
| Regional | 8 (11.1) | 4 (11.4) | 3 (10.0) |
| Rural | 15 (20.8) | 8 (22.9) | 7 (23.3) |
| Remote | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Missing | 2 (2.8) | 1 (2.9) | 1 (3.3) |
*Medical practitioners: Round 1 included endocrinologist (10), infectious disease specialist (7), undisclosed doctor, registrar or medical consultant (5), physician (2), vascular surgeon (2), orthopedic surgeon (1), rehabilitation physician (1), general practitioners (1); Round 3 included endocrinologist (3), infectious disease specialist (2), medical consultant (1).
†Other health professional: Round 1 included one each of exercise physiologist, heath practitioner, health service manager, medical microbiologist, occupational therapist, orthotist/prosthetist and pharmacist; Round 3 included one each of health practitioner, health service manager, occupational therapist and orthotist/prosthetist.
‡Other health sector: public/private split.
§Location of consumers described according to Modified Monash Model.50
¶P<0.05.
**P<0.01.