Table 2 Characteristics of pilot testers
Self-reported characteristic | Pilot testers (total n = 65); n (%) |
|---|---|
Job title | |
  (Post)graduate student | 3(5) |
  PhD student | 19(29) |
  Research assistant | 6(9) |
  Postdoctoral research fellow | 4(6) |
  (Senior) researcher/research associate | 7(11) |
  (Senior) lecturer | 8(12) |
  (Assistant) professor | 11(17) |
  Clinician/therapist (various) | 7(11) |
Country of workplace | |
 Brazil | 8(12) |
 UK | 7(11) |
 Canada | 6(9) |
 Germany | 4(6) |
 Belgium | 4(6) |
 Mexico | 4(6) |
 Australia | 3(5) |
 The Netherlands | 3(5) |
 Italy | 3(5) |
 Spain | 3(5) |
 China | 2(3) |
 Iran | 2(3) |
 Switzerland | 2(3) |
 Turkey | 2(3) |
 United states | 2(3) |
 Othera | 10(15) |
Highest level of education | |
  Bachelor’s degree | 3(5) |
  Master’s degree | 21(32) |
  MD | 21(32) |
  PhD | 5(8) |
  MD/PhD | 9(14) |
  Other | 6(9) |
Participated in the Delphi study | |
  Yes | 6(9) |
  No | 59(91) |
Use of guidelineb | |
  As a checklist after drafting the review | 55(93) |
  As a writing tool during drafting the rewiew | 38(65) |
  As a peer-review tool for someone else’s review | 14(24) |
  As a teaching tool | 19(32) |
Review used for pilot testingc | |
  Published | 13(22) |
  Not yet published | 46(78) |
Role in review used for pilot testingc | |
  First author | 45(76) |
  Co-author | 8(14) |
  PI/senior author | 6(10) |