Table 2.
Participants’ previous experiences and roles
| n (%) n = 20 (100%) |
Researchers/graduate student (n = 12) | Clinician-researchers (n = 5) | Patients/consumers (n = 3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experience with PtDAs* | ||||
| Beginning to learn about PtDAs | 2 (10) | 2 (17) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Received PtDAs as an intervention in a health system | 2 (10) | 1 (8) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) |
| Gave PtDAs to someone making a decision | 12 (60) | 5 (42) | 5 (100) | 2 (67) |
| Was a participant in training to use PtDAs | 7 (35) | 4 (33) | 1 (20) | 2 (67) |
| Develop(ed) PtDAs | 15 (75) | 9 (75) | 5 (100) | 1 (33) |
| Was a participant in a research study evaluating PtDAs | 8 (40) | 6 (50) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) |
| Conduct(ed) research about PtDAs | 16 (80) | 10 (83) | 5 (100) | 1 (33) |
| Develop(ed) and/or promote(d) health policy that supports PtDAs | 9 (45) | 4 (33) | 5 (100) | 0 (0) |
| Other (i.e., implementation of PtDAs in clinic, participated in online training on PtDA development) | 2 (10) | 1 (8) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) |
| Experience with systematic reviews* | ||||
| Read or reviewed abstracts/consumer summaries of a systematic review(s) | 17 (85) | 12 (100) | 2 (40) | 3 (100) |
| Verified search strategies to be used in electronic databases | 10 (50) | 8 (67) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) |
| Screened titles and abstracts of citations | 17 (85) | 12 (100) | 4 (80) | 1 (33) |
| Screened full text of citations | 18 (90) | 12 (100) | 5 (100) | 1 (33) |
| Searched grey literature source | 11 (55) | 9 (75) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) |
| Extracted data into data collection forms | 16 (80) | 11 (92) | 5 (100) | 0 (0) |
| Assessed risk of bias of included studies | 12 (60) | 8 (67) | 4 (80) | 0 (0) |
| Conducted descriptive analyses of findings from eligible studies | 14 (70) | 10 (83) | 4 (80) | 0 (0) |
| Conducted meta-analyses | 8 (40) | 6 (50) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) |
| Assessed GRADE evidence ratings | 9 (45) | 6 (50) | 3 (60) | 0 (0) |
| Conducted network meta-analyses | 3 (15) | 3 (25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Drafted a systematic review article(s) | 17 (85) | 11 (92) | 5 (100) | 1 (33) |
| Provided feedback on a systematic review article(s) | 19 (95) | 11 (92) | 5 (100) | 3 (100) |
| Co-authored a systematic review article(s) | 17 (85) | 11 (92) | 5 (100) | 1 (33) |
| Peer-reviewed a systematic review article(s) for a journal | 16 (80) | 11 (92) | 4 (80) | 1 (33) |
| Expertise with SDM and interventions to support SDM* | ||||
| Shared decision making | 16 (80) | 10 (83) | 5 (100) | 1 (33) |
| Patient decision aids | 18 (90) | 10 (83) | 5 (100) | 3 (100) |
| Decision coaching | 7 (35) | 5 (42) | 1 (20) | 1 (33) |
| Question prompts | 6 (30) | 3 (25) | 2 (40) | 1 (33) |
| Other (i.e., communication skills, decision maps, guidelines development, attended a Shared Decision-Making conference) | 3 (15) | 1 (8) | 1 (20) | 1 (33) |
| Experience with IKT or research co-production* | ||||
| Patients on the research team who… | ||||
| Served in a consultative or advisory capacity | 16 (80) | 9 (75) | 4 (80) | 3 (100) |
| Were considered equal members of the team and were involved in all or many aspects of project decision making | 15 (75) | 8 (67) | 4 (80) | 3 (100) |
| Served on the executive committee or steering committee | 13 (65) | 7 (58) | 4 (80) | 2 (67) |
| Health professionals on the research team who work clinically who… | ||||
| Served in a consultative or advisory capacity | 16 (80) | 10 (83) | 4 (80) | 2 (67) |
| Were considered equal members of the team and were involved in all or many aspects of project decision making | 19 (95) | 12 (100) | 4 (80) | 3 (100) |
| Served on the executive committee or steering committee | 17 (85) | 11 (92) | 4 (80) | 2 (67) |
| Health services leaders on the research team who… | ||||
| Served in a consultative or advisory capacity | 10 (50) | 6 (50) | 2 (40) | 2 (67) |
| Were considered equal members of the team and were involved in all or many aspects of project decision making | 9 (45) | 6 (50) | 1 (20) | 2 (67) |
| Served on the executive committee or steering committee | 11 (55) | 6 (50) | 3 (60) | 2 (67) |
IKT Integrated knowledge translation, IPDAS International Patient Decision Aids Standards, PtDA Patient decision aids, SDM Shared decision-making
*Participants could select more than one response