Table 2.
Demographic information for each round of interviews during the MS CATCH (Care Technology to Ascertain, Treat, and Engage the Community to Heal Depression in people living with multiple sclerosis) intervention refinement.
| Phase (cohort, round #) | Sample size | Age rangea (years) | Sex (females), n (%) | Clinical context |
| Discovery interviews: Patients | 5 | 30-57.6 | 3 (60) | MSb |
| Discovery interviews: Clinicians | 5 | N/Ac | 4 (80) | MS (MDd, NPe, and MSWf) |
| Think-alouds: patients | 7 | 30.4-66 | 6 (86) | MS |
| Think-alouds combined with final tool testing: Clinicians | Think-alouds: 5; tool testing: 10 | N/A | 6 (60) | MS |
| Final tool testing: Patients | 20 | 29-63 | 15 (88) | MS |
aIf applicable.
bMS: multiple sclerosis.
cN/A: not applicable.
dMD: Doctor of Medicine.
eNP: Nurse Practitioner.
fMSW: Masters in Social Work.