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Table 1 Round 1 Delphi Survey Participant Characteristics

From: Development of a physical literacy model for older adults – a consensus process by the collaborative working group on physical literacy for older Canadians

Characteristic

Frequency

Sex (26/29)

 Female

17

 Male

9

Country (27/29)

 Australia

3

 Canada

16

 Italy

1

 Japan

1

 United Kingdom

3

 United States of America

3

Occupation (26/29)

 Researcher

17

 Educator

2

 Medicine

1

 Non-profit Volunteer with National Organization

3

 Professor

1

 Professor and Masters Athlete Coach

1

 Kinesiologist

1

Occupation involves working specifically with older adults (27/29)

 Yes

20

 Older adults are one sub-population

5

 Indirectly, research

2

Number of years in this occupation (25/29)

 0–10 years

7

 11–20 years

2

 21+ years

18

Area of Expertise (26/29)

 Exercise physiology (neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, metabolic)

5

 Falls prevention / Injury prevention and aging

4

 Physical activity and aging

3

 Chronic conditions and aging

2

 Policy / advocacy

2

 Social theory and sport/physical activity participation

1

 Gerokinesiology

1

 Geriatrics

1

 Coaching

1

 Exercise and cognition

1

 Mobility and aging

1

 Successful Aging

1

 Physical culture of the aging body

1

 Housing, health promotion, elder abuse, disasters, gerontechnology

1

  1. Responses to the specific question/responses to the questionnaire