Table 2.

Characteristics of group participants (n = 14)

Characteristics	PRP (n = 5)		Researcher (n = 5)		Clinician (n = 4)		All (n = 14)
	PLG (n = 3)	RLG (n = 2)	PLG (n = 2)	RLG (n = 3)	PLG (n = 2)	RLG (n = 2)
Age, 35+ years (n)	2	2	1	2	2	2	11
Gender, woman (n)	3	1	2	2	0	2	10
Gender, man (n)	0	1	0	1	2	0	4
Ethnicity (n)
White (European, North American)	2	2	1	3	1	1	10
Others (Asian-South, Middle Eastern	1	0	1	0	1	1	4
Educational attainment (n)
Undergraduate	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Graduate/professional or doctorate level	1	2	2	3	2	2	12
Years involved in patient-oriented research (n)
< 12 months	0	0	0	2	1	1	4
> 12 months	3	2	2	1	1	1	10
Years know/worked with your group members? (n)
< 1 year	2	0	2	1	0	2	7
> 1 year	1	2	0	2	2	0	7

PLG patient research partner-led group, RLG academic researcher-led group