Two-stage modified Delphi process participant characteristics*
| Characteristics | Round 1 (n=117)† | Round 2 (n=96)† |
| Age (years) | 48±12 | 49±12 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 76 (65%) | 63 (66%) |
| Male | 39 (33%) | 32 (33%) |
| Missing | 2 (2%) | 1 (1%) |
| Country of residence | ||
| USA | 60 (51%) | 50 (52%) |
| Canada | 20 (17%) | 14 (15%) |
| UK | 17 (14%) | 13 (14%) |
| The Netherlands | 5 (4%) | 5 (5%) |
| Australia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Romania, Spain, Sweden (<5 each) | 13 (11%) | 12 (12%) |
| Unknown | 2 (2%) | 2 (2%) |
| Expertise (respondents could check more than one) | ||
| Decision aid researcher, author, developer | 86 (74%) | NA |
| Clinician, healthcare administration, decision aid user | 56 (48%) | NA |
| Patient or consumer representative | 4 (3%) | NA |
| Journal editor or funder | 36 (31%) | NA |
| Guideline developer | 9 (8%) | NA |
| Number of publications | ||
| 0–1 | 15 (13%) | 12 (12%) |
| 2–4 | 23 (20%) | 17 (18%) |
| 5+ | 79 (67%) | 67 (70%) |
*Table values are mean±SD for continuous variables and n (column %) for categorical variables.
†Numbers may not sum to total due to missing data, and percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
NA, not available.