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Table 1 Sociodemographic and academic/practice variables of the panelists

From: Using a mixed method to develop consensus-based aims, contents, intended learning outcomes, teaching, and evaluation methods for a course on epilepsy for postgraduate or continuing education in community health nursing programs

Variable

Nominal group

Delphi panel

n

%

n

%

Gender

 Male

18

60.0

20

57.1

 Female

12

40.0

15

42.9

Age (years)

  < 40

14

46.7

16

45.7

  ≥ 40

16

53.3

19

54.3

Specialty/status

 Educator/academician

12

40.0

15

42.9

 Neurologist

2

6.7

2

5.7

 Nurse

5

16.7

5

14.3

 Pharmacist

2

6.7

2

5.7

 Postgraduate student

7

23.3

8

22.9

 Patient with epilepsy

2

6.7

3

8.6

Academic degree

 BSc

6

20.0

8

22.9

 MSca

10

33.3

10

28.6

 MD

2

6.7

2

5.7

 PhD

12

40.0

15

42.9

Employer

Education/training institutiona

22

73.3

25

71.4

Hospital

6

20.0

6

17.1

Private sector

2

6.7

4

11.4

Number of years in practiceb

 5–9

5

23.8

7

29.2

  ≥ 10

16

76.2

17

70.8

  1. BSc Bachelor of Science, MSc Master of Science, MD Doctor of Medicine, PhD Doctor of Philosophy, aBecause students were in their MSc program in an academic institution, they were added to this category, bCalculations were based on the number of educators/academicians, neurologists, nurses, and pharmacists who participated in the nominal group (n = 21) and the Delphi panel (n = 24)