Table 1 Characteristics of participants in each Delphi round
From: Development of disaster mental health guidelines through the Delphi process in Japan
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 95 | % | n = 94 | % | n = 90 | % | |
Age (years) | ||||||
Mean (standard deviation) | 48.6 | (8.1) | 48.7 | (8.1) | 48.5 | (8.2) |
Range | 28–69 | 28–69 | 28–68 | |||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 48 | 50.5 | 46 | 48.9 | 44 | 48.9 |
Female | 47 | 49.5 | 48 | 51.1 | 46 | 51.1 |
Professional background | ||||||
Psychiatrist | 28 | 29.5 | 29 | 30.9 | 29 | 32.2 |
Other physician | 13 | 13.7 | 12 | 12.8 | 11 | 12.2 |
Public health nurse | 21 | 22.1 | 21 | 22.3 | 19 | 21.1 |
Nurse | 4 | 4.2 | 4 | 4.3 | 4 | 4.4 |
Psychologist | 12 | 12.6 | 12 | 12.8 | 10 | 11.1 |
Psychiatric social worker | 11 | 11.6 | 11 | 11.7 | 10 | 11.1 |
Administrator | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.2 |
Other | 4 | 4.2 | 3 | 3.2 | 5 | 5.6 |