Table 1. Demographic characteristics of participants included in analysis of round 1 and 2 scores.
| Stakeholder Group | Variable | Sub-Group | Total | Completed round 1 only (%)* | Completed both rounds (%)* | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | All | - | 268 | 84 | 184 | |
| Age | <60 | 38 (45) | 77 (42) | 0.69 | ||
| > = 60 | 46 (55) | 107 (58) | ||||
| Sex | Male | 52 (62) | 101 (55) | 0.345 | ||
| Female | 32 (38) | 83 (45) | ||||
| Region | West | 53 (62) | 113 (74) | 0.461 | ||
| East | 23 (38) | 39 (26) | ||||
| Country income | HIC | 53 (63) | 113 (61) | 0.792 | ||
| LMIC | 31 (37) | 71 (39) | ||||
| Years since surgery | <1 year | 15 (19) | 30 (17) | 0.656 | ||
| 1 to 3 years | 34 (44) | 68 (39) | ||||
| >3 years | 29 (37) | 75 (43) | ||||
| Surgical approach | Open | 70 (83) | 145 (78) | 0.850 | ||
| MIS | 14 (17) | 31 (22) | ||||
| Type of surgery | Total | 40 (49) | 78 (44) | 0.503 | ||
| Partial | 42 (51) | 98 (56) | ||||
| Treatment Modality | Surgery alone | 28 (34) | 69 (39) | 0.495 | ||
| Multimodal therapy | 54 (66) | 110 (61) | ||||
| Surgeons | All | - | 445 | 102 | 343 | |
| Region | West | 33 (38) | 174 (61) | 0.000 | ||
| East | 53 (62) | 109 (39) | ||||
| Country income | HIC | 45 (44) | 201 (59) | 0.010 | ||
| LMIC | 57 (56) | 142 (41) | ||||
| Surgeon experience | <50 | 21 (29) | 70 (23) | 0.45 | ||
| 50–199 | 20 (27) | 103 (34) | ||||
| >200 | 32 (44) | 127 (43) | ||||
| Nurses | All | - | 239 | 104 | 135 | |
| Region | West | 22 (35) | 40 (40) | 0.100 | ||
| East | 57 (65) | 61 (60) | ||||
| Country income | HIC | 24 (23) | 46 (34) | 0.064 | ||
| LMIC | 80 (77) | 89 (66) | ||||
| Nurse experience | 0–5 years | 59 (57) | 59 (45) | 0.056 | ||
| >5 years | 44 (43) | 73 (55) |
HIC = high income country, LMIC = low- to middle-income country; MIS = minimally invasive surgery.
*All percentages refer to the proportion of participants from each sub-group completing either round 1 or both rounds.