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. 2021 Jun 10;31(1):215–229. doi: 10.1007/s11136-021-02899-x

Table 1.

Demographics of participants

Focus groups
(n = 37)
Phase 1
Qualitative pretest
(n = 20)
Phase 2
Standard pretest
(n = 223)
Sex, n (%)
 Male 20 (54) 11 (55) 93 (42)
 Female 17 (46) 9 (45) 127 (58)
Age groups, years, n (%)
 8–11 18 (49) 9 (45) 91 (41)
 12–15 19 (51) 11 (55) 132 (59)
Educational need/ health status, n (%)
 School children 15 (41) 7 (35)
 Special educational need 11 (30) 7 (35)
 (Chronic) health condition 11 (30) 6 (30)
Health condition, n (%)
 Rheumatic disorder 83 (37)
 Type I diabetes 140 (63)