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Table 3 Demographics of participants at the Delphi-survey

From: Consensus of potential modifiable prognostic factors for persistent pain after a first episode of nonspecific idiopathic, non-traumatic neck pain: results of nominal group and Delphi technique approach

 

Delphi-participants in Round 1 (185 eligible candidates invited, response N = 83, response rate 45%)

Delphi-participants Round 2 (81 participants invited*, response N = 54, response rate 67%)

Gender

Male = 56%

Male = 59%

Female = 44%

Female = 41%

Country of residence

The Netherlands = 30

The Netherlands = 24

Belgium = 18

Belgium = 10

Saudi Arabia = 2

Saudi Arabia = 1

Canada = 5

Canada = 2

Australia = 3

Australia = 2

Sweden = 2

Sweden = 1

Switzerland = 3

Switzerland = 3

Brazil = 1

France = 1

France = 1

UK = 2

UK = 2

South – Africa = 1

South – Africa = 1

Italy = 1

Italy = 2

Thailand = 1

Thailand = 1

Spain = 1

Spain = 1

USA = 1

Norway = 1

Portugal = 1

USA = 1

New-Zealand = 1

Portugal = 2

Denmark = 1

New-Zealand = 1

 

Denmark = 1

 

Not given = 2

 

Specialization

Researcher, specialization neck or chronic pain = 42

Researcher, specialization neck or chronic pain = 26

Physiotherapist = 18

Physiotherapist = 14

Physiotherapist in Mental Health = 3

Physiotherapist in Mental Health = 2

Orthopedic Manual physiotherapist = 10

Orthopedic Manual physiotherapist = 7

Psychologist = 1

Epidemiologist = 6

Epidemiologist = 8

 

Not given = 1

 
  1. *Two participants did not leave their email address, therefore we could only invite 81 participants instead of the 83 responders in the first round