Development of a core outcome set for the evaluation of interventions to prevent COVID-19 in care homes (COS-COVID-PCARE Study)

Table 1 Participant characteristics

	Participants registered (n = 70)	Participated in round 1 (n = 64)^a	Participated in round 2 (n = 41)^b
Stakeholder Group
Care home provider, manager, or staff	19	15	11
Clinician or healthcare professional	20	19	9
Personal experience e.g., family member	7	7	6
Researcher involved in care home studies	15	15	12
Other (e.g., working in social care policy)	9	8	3^c
Country
England	37	32	17
Scotland	5	5	4
Wales	27	26	19
Other European country	1	1	1
Main group of interest
Older people	53	50	33
Younger people with disabilities	1	0	1
More than one group	14	12	6
Other	2	2	1

^aNo. of participants includes those who registered and provided incomplete data in round 1 (n = 6). Data included in the analysis
^bNo. of participants includes those who registered and provided incomplete data in round 2 (n = 2). Data included in the analysis
^cOne participant from the ‘other’ group identified as both a healthcare professional and having personal experience

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