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Table 2 Results of Delphi round 1 and round 2 for healthcare providers

From: Relevant patient characteristics for estimating healthcare needs according to healthcare providers and people with type 2 diabetes: a Delphi survey

 

Round 1

Round 2

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

Person-related characteristics

 Age

4

0

  

 Sex

3

1

2

1

 Self-efficacy

5

1

  

 Lifestyle

  

5

1

 Taking responsibility for disease

  

5

1

Context-related characteristics

 Educational level

4

1

  

 Income

3

1

  

 Social support

  

4

1

 Cultural background

  

4

1

 Profession

  

3

1

 Financial situation

  

4

1

 Language barrier

  

4

0

Health-related characteristics

 Quality of life

4

1

  

 HbA1c

4

0

  

 Systolic blood pressure

4

0

  

 LDL-cholesterol

4

1

  

 Triglycerides

3

1.75

2

1

 Body mass index

4

1

  

 Cardiovascular disease

4

1

  

 Nephropathy

5

1

  

 Retinopathy

4

1

  

 Neuropathy

4

1

  

 Diabetes duration

4

1

  

 Diabetes medication

4

0

  

 Diabetes related distress

4

0

  

 Co-morbidity

  

4

1

 Psychological characteristics

  

4

0

 Emotional characteristics

  

4

0

  1. Relevance of characteristics: median 1–2 = not relevant, median 3 = uncertain and median 4–5 = relevant
  2. Consensus: IQR ≤ 1.5 = consensus, IQR > 1.5 = no consensus
  3. Characteristics with a median of 3 and/or IQR > 1.5 in the first round, were presented again in the Delphi survey second round
  4. Characteristics that were added by HCPs in the first round were presented in the Delphi survey in the second round