One limitation of this study is the small sample of specialists in mathematics and science and the potential limit to the types of models we were able to identify.
On the other hand, the generalisability of the results could be limited by the sample of specialists recruited, since it is confined to five particular European colorectal conferences.
However, the generalisability of the results could be limited by the fact that the sample of specialists was drawn from five European colorectal conferences.
A sample of specialists who have returned to Sri Lanka or emigrated was selected randomly from the PGIM registries of the last 5 years.
The results of this study will focus solely on the findings and views in regard to the sample of 66 GPs rather than including the views of the small sample of specialists.
This number included all allopathic and osteopathic primary care physicians and a 25% stratified random sample of specialists with a clear (e.g., not in training) and active Florida medical license.
Although it is well known that pressure mitigation through offloading devices is crucial for the healing of plantar diabetic foot ulcers, there are, to the best of our knowledge, no reports in the literature that describe the characteristics and considerations associated with the use of pressure mitigation devices in a broad geographically diverse sample of specialists.
Most articles failed to provide details of ethical approval, and whilst most described their sampling frame, many used small sample sizes of specialist groups or volunteers in limited geographical areas.
Sample patients of specialist clinics would have been a possible alternative, especially to improve the response rate, but there would be a significant selection bias.
This sample size of 30 was considered sufficient for exploration of the data, and quotas were applied to each specialty (tissue viability nurses ~30%, clinical nurse specialists ~30%, podiatrists ~20%, and dermatologists ~20%) to ensure a representative sample of each specialist group.
