Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the health professionals with experience of managing people with psoriatic arthritis and subject experts
Variables | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MDT rheumatology review (n = 17) | Subject expert review (=2) | Health professional focus group review (n = 9) | Cultural sensitivity review (n = 4) | Survey expert review (n = 2) | Subject expert review (n = 8) | |
Women, n (%) | 11 (65) | 2 (100) | 4 (44) | 3 (75) | 1 (50) | 3 (38) |
Geographic location, n (%) | ||||||
 NSW, Australia | 10 (59) | 2 (100) | 9 (100) |  | 1 (50) | 3 (38) |
 QLD, Australia | 3 (18) |  |  |  |  |  |
 SA, Australia | 3 (18) |  |  |  |  |  |
 NT, Australia | 1 (5) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Auckland, NZ |  |  |  | 4 (100) |  | 1 (12) |
 United Kingdom |  |  |  |  | 1 (50) | 4 (50) |
Occupation, n (%) | ||||||
 Rheumatologist | 4 (24) | 1 (50) | 1 (11) |  |  | 3 (38) |
 Podiatrist |  | 1 (50) | 8 (89) | 3 (75) |  | 5 (62) |
 Physiotherapist | 4 (24) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Exercise physiologist | 1 (6) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Nurse | 6 (35) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Clinical researcher | 1 (6) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Pharmacist | 1 (5) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Maori research advisor |  |  |  | 1 (25) |  |  |
 Survey specialty |  |  |  |  | 2 (100) |  |
 Clinical experience, years | 13 (13) | 13.5 (9) | 12 (10) | 11 (10) | 8 (1) *2 | 15 (13) |
 Health sector, n (%) |  |  |  | *1 | *3 |  |
 Public sector | 9 (53) |  | 5 (56) |  |  | 6 (75) |
 Private sector | 5 (29) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Mixed | 3 (18) | 2 (100) | 4 (44) |  |  | 2 (25) |
 Length of interview, minutes | 53 | 45 | 57 | 66 | *4 | 97 |