Table 1

Characteristics of the participants completing the first and second Delphi survey

Survey 1Survey 2In-person consensus meeting
CharacteristicPPsPatientsPPsPatientsPPsPatients
N19121712111
Gender: men (%)10 (53)8 (66)12 (71)6 (50)8 (73)1 (100)
Age: median (min-max) years48 (29–68)42 (28–56)54 (30–69)46 (29–68)54 (32–68)49
Role
Clinician and researcher131410
Researcher/scientist only631
Tendinopathy cases per monthNANA
None741
At least 4100
Between 5 and 10332
Between 11 and 15434
More than 16251
Other*223
Years managing tendon problemsNANA
None110
At least 4200
Between 5 and 10220
Between 11 and 15113
More than 1612128
Other*100
ProfessionNANA
Physiotherapist1287
Orthopaedic surgeon352
Sports physician121
General practitioner110
Other1 (Biomedicine)1 (retired orthopaedic surgeon)1 (rheumatologist)
Currently have a tendon problem112121
History of a tendon problem9581
Countries where participants work
Australia532140
UK352320
USA403320
The Netherlands204210
Sweden312210
Italy102000
Canada101000
Belgium010100
Spain010001
Ireland010000
China001000
Denmark000010
  • *Not further specified.

  • NA, not applicable; PPs, professional participants.