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Table 1 Demographics of participants in the BRAVO study

From: Exploring methods the for selection and integration of stakeholder views in the development of core outcome sets: a case study in reconstructive breast surgery

Professional participants

Number = 88

(%)

 Gender

  Female

46 (52.3)

 Profession

  Consultant breast surgeon

40 (45.5)

  Consultant plastic surgeon

21 (23.9)

  Clinical nurse specialist

20 (22.7)

  Psychologist

7 (8.0)

 Time in post

  <5 years

18 (20.5)

  5–10 years

30 (34.1)

  10–20 years

29 (33.0)

  >20 years

8 (9.1)

  Missing

3 (3.4)

Patient participants

(Number = 215)

(%)

 Centre

  Bristol

77 (35.8)

  Liverpool

74 (34.4)

  Glasgow

64 (29.8)

 Agea

  <45 years

21 (9.8)

  5–65 years

166 (77.2)

  >65 years

28 (13.0)

  Median age (range)

54 (29–76)

 Time since breast reconstructionb

  0–24 months

72 (33.5)

  25–48 months

88 (40.9)

  >48 months

49 (22.8)

  Missing

6 (2.8)

  Median (range, months)

33 (4–97)

 Timing of surgery

  Immediate reconstruction

110 (51.2)

  Delayed reconstruction

80 (37.2)

  Therapeutic mammoplasty

25 (11.6)

 Type of surgery

  Implant-based reconstruction

54 (25.1)

  Latissimus dorsi flap

59 (27.4)

  Abdominal flap

74 (34.4)

  Therapeutic mammoplasty

25 (11.6)

  Otherc

3 (1.4)

 Education

  Compulsory only

65 (30.2)

  Additional education

139 (64.7)

  Missing

11 (5.1)

 Marital status

  Single

23 (10.7)

  Married/living with partner

153 (71.2)

  Separated or divorced

28 (13.0)

  Widowed

6 (2.8)

  Missing

5 (2.3)

 Employment status

  Full- or part-time employment

130 (60.5)

  Homemaker/housewife

17 (7.9)

  Retired

45 (20.9)

  Not working

16 (7.4)

  Missing

7 (3.3)

  1. aAt the time of breast reconstruction; bAt the time of entering the study; cPatients undergoing bilateral complex surgery who could not be classified into any one group