Table 2.
Characteristics of Delphi round 2 respondents; n=89
| Characteristic | Category | Respondents, N (%) |
| Geographical region* (N=88) | African region | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 (3) | |
| Region of the Americas | ||
| Latin America | 4 (5) | |
| Caribbean | 2 (2) | |
| USA | 26 (30) | |
| Canada | 9 (10) | |
| Asia region | ||
| Southern-Eastern Asia | 4 (5) | |
| Western Asia | 2 (2) | |
| European region | ||
| Northern Europe | 5 (6) | |
| Southern Europe | 1 (1) | |
| Western Europe | 4 (5) | |
| British Isles | 9 (10) | |
| Pacific region | ||
| Australia | 18 (20) | |
| New Zealand | 1 (1) | |
| Age | <25 years | 0 (0) |
| 26–35 years | 8 (9) | |
| 36–45 years | 22 (25) | |
| 46–55 years | 20 (22) | |
| 56–65 years | 25 (28) | |
| >65 years | 12 (13) | |
| Prefer not to say | 2 (2) | |
| Gender | Woman | 53 (60) |
| Man | 36 (40) | |
| Non-binary/third gender | 0 (0) | |
| Prefer not to say | 0 (0) | |
| Identifies as part of ethnic majority in country of residence† | Yes | 64 (72) |
| No | 22 (25) | |
| Prefer not to say | 3 (3) | |
| Identifies as first nations or Indigenous person† | Yes | 4 (4) |
| No | 79 (89) | |
| Prefer not to say | 6 (7) | |
| First language‡ | English | 66 (74) |
| Spanish | 4 (4) | |
| Dutch | 4 (4) | |
| Swedish | 2 (2) | |
| Chinese | 2 (2) | |
| Portuguese | 2 (2) | |
| French | 2 (2) | |
| Other‡ | 7 (8) | |
| Role(s) in primary care research§ | Researcher/scientist | 54 (61) |
| Academic journal peer reviewer | 44 (49) | |
| Primary investigator | 41 (46) | |
| Clinician-researcher | 40 (45) | |
| Methodologist | 21 (24) | |
| Academic journal editor | 21 (24) | |
| Patient | 8 (9) | |
| Research manager | 8 (9) | |
| Trainee/student | 5 (6) | |
| Other—teacher/educator | 3 (3) | |
| Community representative | 2 (2) | |
| Other | 4 (4) | |
| Primary profession¶ | Healthcare professional | 39 (44) |
| Scientist/researcher | 37 (42) | |
| Educator | 7 (8) | |
| Public health | 1 (1) | |
| Other | 5 (6) | |
| Direct patient care of healthcare professionals (N=39) | ≤50% of working week | 27 (69) |
| >50% of working week | 12 (31) | |
| Role/specialty (of healthcare professionals) (N=57) | Physician—General Practitioner/family doctor | 41 (72) |
| Nurse and nurse practitioner | 6 (11) | |
| Pharmacist | 3 (5) | |
| Physiotherapist | 2 (4) | |
| Physician assistant | 1 (2) | |
| Social worker | 1 (2) | |
| Physician—paediatrician | 1 (2) | |
| Podiatrist | 1 (2) | |
| Other | 1 (2) | |
| Highest non-clinical research degree attained | No research degree | 8 (9) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 2 (2) | |
| Master’s degree | 18 (20) | |
| Doctoral degree | 61 (69) | |
| Level of primary care research experience | Novice | 11 (12) |
| Intermediate | 40 (45) | |
| Advanced | 38 (43) | |
*Geographical regions are presented using the United Nations M49 Standard. Regions without participants are not listed.
†Ethnicity data were collected but not presented, following current recommendations.
‡Other first languages spoken (N=1 for each): Arabic, Bahasa Malay, Catalan, German, Hebrew, Kuche and Phusto.
§Respondents may have identified more than one role in primary care research.
¶Respondents were required to select only one primary profession. Some healthcare professionals listed other primary professions, thus the total n of healthcare professionals in this item may exceed the responses in the role/specialty of healthcare professionals item.