Table 1.

Participant characteristics (N = 23)

Characteristic		n
Gender	Male	12
	Female	11
Committee member type	Medical (MED)	6
	Humanities/social science (HAS)	5
	Layperson (LAY)	5
	Nurse (NRS)	7
Number of years as a member	3 or less	7
	4–6	6
	7 or more	10
Age	40–49	5
	50–59	12
	60 or older	5
	Missing	1
Specializationa	Medical science	5
	Pharmacy	1
	Ethics	3
	Sociology	1
	Law	1
	Nursing	7
Affiliation	University	15
	Medical Research Center	8

^a The lay members were omitted.