Table 1.
Participant characteristics of National Stakeholder Meeting
| Characteristic | n/total N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age category, yr | |
| 20–29 | 4/45 (9%) |
| 30–39 | 12/45 (27%) |
| 40–49 | 15/45 (33%) |
| 50–59 | 10/45 (22%) |
| 60–69 | 4/45 (9%) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 25/45 (56%) |
| Ethnic origin* | |
| North American | 26/45 (58%) |
| British Isles | 12/45 (27%) |
| Western European | 9/45 (20%) |
| East and Southeast Asian | 4/45 (9%) |
| South Asian | 4/45 (9%) |
| Eastern European | 2/45 (4%) |
| Northern European | 1/45 (2%) |
| Indigenous | 1/45 (2%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 0/45 (0%) |
| Southern European | 0/45 (0%) |
| Latin, Central, and South American | 0/45 (0%) |
| Ocean and Pacific Islands | 1/45 (2%) |
| Province | |
| British Columbia | 1/45 (2%) |
| Alberta | 20/45 (44%) |
| Saskatchewan | 3/45 (7%) |
| Manitoba | 2/45 (4%) |
| Ontario | 12/45 (27%) |
| Quebec | 3/45 (7%) |
| Nova Scotia | 2/45 (4%) |
| New Brunswick | 0/45 (0%) |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | 0/45 (0%) |
| Prince Edward Island | 1/45 (2%) |
| Territories (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon) | 1/45 (2%) |
| Stakeholder group* | |
| Patient1 | 3/45 (7%) |
| Family members2 | 2/45 (4%) |
| Nurse | 9/45 (20%) |
| Physician | 20/45 (47%) |
| Researcher | 8/45 (18%) |
| Respiratory therapist | 5/45 (11%) |
| Social worker | 1/45 (2%) |
| Physiotherapist | 3/45 (7%) |
| Decision-maker3 | 8/45 (18%) |
*Participants self-selected their stakeholder group. As such, responses are not mutually exclusive and add up to more than 100%.
1None were hospitalized for COVID-19
2None were family members of patients hospitalized for COVID-19
3Decision-makers included a program director, a provincial clinical services lead, a health zone manager, an administrator of a network of teaching hospitals, a unit manager, a medical director, a research manager, a research chair in pandemic preparedness, and a health authority provincial medical director of pandemic critical care