Table 3.

Details of recognition, remuneration, and reimbursement

Item	Frequency (valid %)
How were PPI partners acknowledged in the manuscript or other materials?¥
Named as individual co-authors	59 (20%)
Included in group authorship	19 (6%)
Named in the acknowledgement section	154 (51%)
Acknowledged in the body of the manuscript§	9 (3%)
Co-authors on/acknowledged in ancillary research material§	5 (2%)
Not applicable: patient or public partners elected not to be acknowledged	35 (12%)
Unsure or unclear	5 (2%)
None of the above	70 (23%)
No answer/missing	34
Were PPI partners remunerated (e.g., cash, vouchers, honoraria) for their involvement?
Yes	132 (44%)
No	158 (53%)
I don’t know/Unclear	10 (3%)
No answer/missing	34
Were PPI partners reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses related to their involvement?
Yes (i.e., always, sometimes)	186 (61%)
No	73 (24%)
Not applicable (i.e., no expenses were incurred by patient and public partners)	35 (12%)
I don’t know	9 (3%)
No answer/missing	31

¥ does not sum to 100% as multiple selections possible. § indicates categories developed post-hoc upon review of open responses in ‘other’ category.