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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Ambassadors of hope, research pioneers and agents of change—individuals’ expectations and experiences of taking part in a randomised trial of an innovative health technology: longitudinal qualitative study

Characteristic

N

%

Mean ± SD and range

Adults (n = 10)

Female

5

50.0

 

Age (years)

  

39.6 ± 10.6, range 28–65

Occupation

 Professional

5

50.0

 

 Semi-skilled

4

40.0

 Manual

 Carer/not working

1

10.0

Previous experience of using a closed loop

3

30.0

Adolescents (n = 5)

 Female

2

40.0

 

 Age—all children

  

15.4 ± 1.5, range 13–17

Education

 Secondary school

2

40.0

 

 Higher education

3

60.0

Previous experience of using a closed loop

3

60.0

Parents of child participants (n = 9)*

  

Female

5

55.6

Age

  

44.6 ± 5.6, range 35–53

Occupation

 Professional

5

55.6

 

 Semi-skilled

2

22.2

 Manual

1

11.1

 Carer/not working

1

11.1

Previous experience of using a closed loop

3

33.3

  1. *This includes parents who represented children aged ≤ 12 years (n = 5) and parents of adolescents aged 13–15 (n = 4). In one instance, both parents of a child aged 13–15 years participated in an interview