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Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the different steps of the GCM process

From: Involvement of professionals in research: knowledge integration, development of practice, and challenges: a group concept mapping study

 

Brainstorming

Organizing

Total

n = 29 = (%)

Sorting n = 29 (%)

Rating I n = 30 (%)

Rating II n = 28 (%)

n = 33 (%)

Sex

 Women

23 (79.3)

22 (75.9)

23 (76.7)

22 (78.6)

25 (75.8)

Age, years

 18–30

2 (6.9)

2 (6.9)

2 (6.7)

2 (7.1)

2 (6.0)

 31–40

4 (13.8)

5 (17.2)

5 (16.7)

5 (17.9)

5 (15.2)

 41–50

10 (34.5)

10 (34.5)

11 (36.7)

10 (35.7)

12 (36.4)

 51–60

7 (24.1)

7 (24.1)

7 (23.3)

7 (25.0)

7 (21.2)

 61–70

6 (20.7)

5 (17.2)

5 (16.7)

4 (14.3)

7 (21.2)

Place of work

 Municipality

19 (65.5)

19 (65.5)

20 (66.7)

18 (64.3)

21 (63.6)

 Region

9 (31.0)

9 (31.0)

9 (30.0)

9 (32.1)

11 (33.3)

 Self-employed

1 (3.5)

1 (3.5)

1 (3.3)

1 (3.6)

1 (3.0)

Years of experience in current profession

 1–4

1 (3.5)

1 (3.5)

1 (3.3)

1 (3.6)

1 (3.0)

 5–10

5 (17.2)

5 (17.2)

6 (20)

5 (17.9)

6 (18.2)

 11–20

12 (41.4)

11 (37.9)

11 (36.7)

11 (39.3)

14 (42.4)

  > 21

11 (37.9)

12 (41.4)

12 (40.0)

11 (39.3)

12 (36.4)

Professiona

 Dietician

6 (20.7)

6 (20.7)

6 (20.0)

6 (21.4)

6 (18.2)

 Nurse

8 (27.6)

7 (24.1)

7 (23.3)

6 (21.4)

8 (24.2)

 Occupational therapist

6 (20.7)

8 (27.6)

8 (26.7)

8 (28.6)

8 (24.2)

 Physiotherapist

2 (6.9)

3 (10.3)

3 (10.0)

3 (10.7)

3 (9.1)

 Otherb

7 (24.1)

5 (17.2)

6 (20.0)

5 (17.9)

8 (24.2)

  1. Rating I: Rates on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much) the extent to which the statements can strengthen practice in research involving professionals
  2. Rating II: Rates on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much) the extent to which the statements can strengthen research involving professionals
  3. aSix of the 33 participants worked as managers
  4. bAssistant nurse, behavioural scientist, doctor, public health strategist, social scientist, and software developer