Characteristic | Consumer/carera (n = 14) | Professionalb (n = 14) | All (n = 28) |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years, mean ± SD, range) | 56 ± 14 (37 to 85) | 44 ± 11 (30 to 61) | 51 ± 14 (30 to 85) |
Gender (female; n, % of total) | 11 (79) | 13 (93) | 24 (86) |
Participant ‘perspective’c (n) | |||
 Consumer representative | 11 |  | 11 |
 Carer representative | 4 |  | 4 |
 Health professional | |||
  Doctor | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  Allied health professional | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  Nurse |  | 2 | 2 |
 Health service manager (non-clinical role) | |||
  Acute/hospital setting |  | 4 | 4 |
  Community health setting |  | 1 | 1 |
 Health charity/not-for-profit organisation | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Policy-maker (government department or agency) |  | 4 | 4 |
 Researcher |  | 1 | 1 |
 Research funder |  | 1 | 1 |
Highest education level (n, % of total) | |||
 Secondary school | 3 (21) | 0 (0) | 3 (11) |
 Occupational certificate or diploma | 1 (7) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) |
 University bachelor’s degree | 3 (22) | 5 (36) | 8 (29) |
 University post-graduate degree | 7 (50) | 9 (64) | 16 (57) |
 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (n, % of total) | 0 (0) | 1 (7) | 1 (4) |
 Non-English-speaking background (n, % of total) | 1 (7) | 2 (14) | 3 (11) |
Area of residence (n, % of total) | |||
 Metropolitan | 12 (86) | 11 (79) | 23 (82) |
 Regional | 2 (14) | 3 (21) | 5 (18) |