Table 1

Participant characteristics and the concerns that came up most frequently in their responses

CharacteristicsN (%)Most common concerns
Background
 Law1 (8.3)Capturing complexity
Ensuring an accurate, reliable and practical measure
 Medicine3 (25.0)Ensuring an accurate, reliable and practical measure
Capturing complexity
 Nursing2 (16.7)Capturing complexity
Ensuring an accurate, reliable and practical measure
 Pharmacy2 (16.7)Capturing treatment intensity
Ensuring an accurate, reliable and practical measure
 Research4 (33.3)Capturing complexity
Capturing treatment intensity
Ensuring an accurate, reliable and practical measure
Organisation role
 Administrator4 (33.3)Capturing complexity
Ensuring an accurate, reliable and practical measure
 Pharmacist1 (8.3)Capturing complexity
Promoting Individualised, evidence-based and equitable care
 Physician3 (25)Ensuring an accurate, reliable and practical measure
Capturing complexity
 Researcher4 (33.3)Capturing complexity
Capturing treatment intensity
Organisation type
 Healthcare institution5 (41.7)Capturing complexity
Ensuring an accurate, reliable and practical measure
 Private payer2 (16.7)Capturing complexity
Ensuring an accurate, reliable and practical measure
 Public payer2 (16.7)Capturing complexity
Ensuring an accurate, reliable and practical measure
 Research3 (25)Capturing complexity
Capturing treatment intensity
  • Each of the 12 panel participants was categorised on the basis of three attributes: background, organisation role and organisation type, such that the numerator for each of the three subsections is 12.