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Table 2 Summary of panel’s characteristics

From: Musculoskeletal practitioners’ perceptions of contextual factors that may influence chronic low back pain outcomes: a modified Delphi study

Demographic information

Round 1 (n = 39)

Round 2 (n = 23)

Total dropouts (%)

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Gender

     

Male

22

56.4

14

60.9

8 (20.5)

Female

17

43.6

9

39.1

8 (20.5)

Practitioner type

     

Chiropractor

23

59.0

16

69.6

7 (17.9)

Physiotherapist

10

25.6

4

17.4

6 (15.4)

Osteopath

4

10.3

3

13.0

1 (2.6)

Othera

2

5.1

0

0

2 (5.1)

Practice setting

     

Private practice

28

71.8

18

78.3

10 (25.6)

Public (NHS)

5

12.8

4

17.4

1 (2.6)

Combination

3

7.7

0

0

3 (7.7)

Otherb

3

7.7

1

4.3

2 (5.1)

Practice region

     

South West

10

25.6

7

30.4

3 (7.7)

London

6

15.4

2

8.7

4 (10.3)

South East

6

15.4

4

17.4

2 (5.1)

Wales

5

12.8

4

17.4

1 (2.6)

Scotland

3

7.7

1

4.3

2 (5.1)

East Midlands

3

7.7

1

4.3

2 (5.1)

Yorkshire and the Humber

2

5.1

2

8.7

0 (0)

Northern Ireland

1

2.6

0

0

1 (2.6)

North East and Cumbria

1

2.6

0

0

1 (2.6)

North West

1

2.6

1

4.3

0 (0)

West Midlands

1

2.6

1

4.3

0 (0)

  1. aOther practitioners: Chiropractor and Physiotherapist; Clinical Functional Neurologist registered as a Chiropractor
  2. bOther settings: Round 1: Private practice and education; education and charity sector; combination of private practice and corporate/manufacturing sectors; Round 2: Educational organisation