Table 2 Participants’ characteristics of the two international Delphi studies

Number of participants

16

15

8

8

Dominant background, n (%)

Practical

7 (44)

6 (40)

4 (50)

4 (50)

Scientific

9 (56)

9 (60)

4 (50)

4 (50)

Years of experience, mean (SD), range

9.5 (6.7), 3–25

9.5 (6.9), 3–25

13.4 (8.6), 4–25

13.4 (8.6), 4-25

<5

2 (12)

2 (13)

2 (25)

2 (25)

5–10

10 (63)

9 (60)

2 (25)

2 (25)

>10

4 (25)

4 (27)

4 (50)

4 (50)

Experience gained in country, n

Australia

1

-

2

2

Austria

1

1

-

-

Belgium

2

2

1

1

El Salvador

1

1

-

-

Germany

-

-

1

1

New Zealand

-

-

2

2

Russia

1

1

-

-

Singapore

5

5

-

-

Spain

1

1

-

-

Sweden

1

1

-

-

The Netherlands

1

1

2

2

United Kingdom

1

1

-

-

United States of America

1

1

-

-