Recommendations for older adults’ physical activity and sedentary behaviour during hospitalisation for an acute medical illness: an international Delphi study

Table 1 Participant characteristics

Patient stakeholder characteristics	n = 7
Age (years), mean (SD) [range]	70 (6) [65–79]
Highest qualification, n (%)
PhD	1 (14)
Graduate degree	3 (43)
Secondary school	3 (43)
Professional stakeholder characteristics	n = 41
Age (years), mean (SD) [range]	47 (9) [28–67]
Residing Continent, n (%)
Australia	15 (36)
North America	13 (32)
Europe	11 (27)
Asia	2 (5)
Highest qualification, n (%)
PhD	32 (78)
Masters	2 (5)
Medical doctor	3 (7)
Graduate degree	4 (10)
Professional experience, n (%) ^a
Clinician	8 (20)
Clinician + researcher	16 (39)
Researcher	14 (34)
Researcher + guideline developer	3 (7)
Main profession, n ^b
Exercise physiologist	6
Medical doctor (physician)	5
Nurse	6
Physiotherapist (Physical Therapist)	22
Public Health physician or scientist	2
Other	3
Years practising in main profession, n (%)
> 20 years	19 (46)
11–20 years	17 (41)
5–10 years	2 (5)
0–4 years	3 (7)
Main work setting, n (%) ^c
Hospital/healthcare facility	9 (22)
University	27 (66)
Other	5 (12)

SD standard deviation
^aparticipants were asked to indicate what experiences they were drawing on from within the last 10 years, with response options of clinician, researcher, guideline developer and ‘other’; one ‘clinician’ also declared experienced with a national health campaign; one ‘clinician + researcher’ also declared experience as a recent patient and one indicated experience as an educator
^bparticipants were able to select more than one profession, three participants declared dual professions so reported numbers do not add up to the sample size of 41; other professions included scientist, academic, behavioural epidemiologist
^cother responses were a university hospital (n = 2), long term care (n = 1), research institute (n = 1) and not specified (n = 1)

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