Table 1 Characteristics of the participating experts
From: EXPLICIT: a feasibility study of remote expert elicitation in health technology assessment
Characteristic | Face-to-face elicitation group (total = 8) | Email elicitation group (total = 7) |
|---|---|---|
Gender (count) | ||
 Female | 3 | 3 |
 Male | 5 | 4 |
Age group (count) | Â | Â |
 Under 30 | 2 | 1 |
 31–35 | 3 | 1 |
 36–40 | 1 | 3 |
 41–45 | 2 | 1 |
 46–50 | - | 1 |
 Over 50 | - | - |
Previous elicitation experience (count) | ||
 Yes | - | - |
 No | 7 | 6 |
 Not sure | 1 | 1 |
Familiarity with statistics (count) | ||
 Fair | 4 | 7 |
 Good | 3 | - |
 Very good | 1 | - |
Number of years of experience as a doctor (mean, standard deviation) | 9 (5) | 10 (6) |
Number of relevant patients seen per month a (mean, standard deviation) | 24 (21) | 21 (15) |
Time to complete the questionnaire in minutes:seconds (mean, standard deviation) | ||
 Total | 10:26 (4:54) | 13:30 (2:59) |
 Training | 05:43 (4:09) | 07:01 (2:10) |
 Actual questionnaire | 04:43 (1:35) | 06:29 (1:46) |