Table 1:

Demographic profile of participating stakeholders

Characteristic	No. (%)* of stakeholders n = 40
Age, yr
20–39	8 (20)
40–59	17 (43)
60–79	2 (5)
80–99	2 (5)
Age not specified	11 (28)
Sex
Female	25 (63)
Male	15 (38)
Geography
Ontario	22 (55)
Nova Scotia	7 (18)
Quebec	1 (3)
United States	2 (5)
Location not specified	8 (20)
Stakeholder group
Patients or family members†	8 (20)¶
Clinicians‡	12 (30)
System stakeholders§	20 (50)

^*The percentages in some categories sum to more than 100 because of rounding.

^†Domains: bariatric, burn care, diagnostic imaging, emergency care, intensive care, obstetric, other (general use or domain not declared), palliative, physical rehabilitation, psychiatry, surgery. Many participants discussed the gown in the context of multiple domains, owing to diverse and multiple experiences.

^‡Domains: diagnostic imaging, emergency care, infection control, inpatient and outpatient care, long-term care, obstetric and pediatrics, physical and neurologic rehabilitation, psychiatry, surgery. Professions represented medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, midwifery and diagnostic imaging. Many participants discussed the gown in the context of multiple domains owing to diverse and multiple experiences.

^§Domains: fashion and design (health care–based); health care leadership (executives, purchasers, safety and quality control); hospital insurance; infection control (research or industry); laundering, repair or disposal; manufacturers; supply chain; textile experts; wearable technology. Many participants discussed the gown in the context of multiple domains owing to diverse and multiple experiences.

^¶We categorized each participant into 1 of the 3 stakeholder groupings to reflect the context in which they primarily interacted with gowns. Clinicians and system stakeholders often spoke of their experiences as a patient or family member, which is not reflected in this sample size.