Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Participants n (%) |
| Country | |
| England | 56 (44%) |
| Wales | 71 (56%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 21 (17%) |
| Female | 102 (80%) |
| Prefer not to say | 4 (3%) |
| Professional background* | |
| Medical professional | 28 (22%) |
| Nurse | 44 (35%) |
| Allied health professional | 29 (23%) |
| Social care practitioner | 28 (22%) |
| Length of time in profession | |
| <12 months | 1 (1%) |
| 1–2 years | 6 (4%) |
| 2–5 years | 4 (3%) |
| 5–8 years | 11 (9%) |
| >8 years | 105 (83%) |
| Involvement in research as part of role | |
| No | 47 (37%) |
| Yes | 80 (63%) |
| If yes * | |
| In a minor role (research being carried out where I work) | 33 (41%) |
| Informing patients/service users about research studies | 37 (46%) |
| Recruiting participants for research studies | 44 (55%) |
| As a principal investigator at a research site | 18 (22%) |
| As a chief investigator | 11 (14%) |
| Heard about the survey | |
| Invited through research/professional network or organisation | 89 (70%) |
| Shared on social media | 30 (24%) |
| Other | 8 (6%) |
*Participants could select more than one option if more than one applied.