Table 4.
Results of the Post-Completion Survey (N = 76)
| Statement | Researchers | Researchers and Practitioners | Practitioners | Large Panels | Small Panels | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Participation in the exercise was interesting | 5.68 (1.08) | 4.96 (5.18) | 5.18 (1.01) | 5.29 (1.36) | 5.39 (1.24) | 5.31 (1.32) |
| 2. The survey instrument was easy to use | 5.42 (1.26) | 5.03 (1.76) | 4.11 (1.81)* | 5.05 (1.52) | 4.72 (2.05) | 4.78 (1.40) |
| 3. Participation in this exercise was frustrating | 3.34 (1.58) | 3.69 (2.24) | 3.78 (1.48) | 3.77 (1.82) | 2.95 (1.61)† | 3.57 (1.80) |
| 4. I was comfortable expressing my views in the discussions | 5.35 (1.33) | 5.81 (1.11) | 5.33 (1.19) | 5.43 (1.29) | 5.78 (1.00) | 5.51 (1.23) |
| 5. The exercise brought out views I hadn't considered | 5.06 (1.03) | 4.52 (1.87) | 4.61 (1.50) | 4.75 (1.54) | 4.79 (1.36) | 4.76 (1.49) |
| 6. The discussions gave me a better understanding of the issues | 4.75 (1.37) | 4.35 (1.70) | 4.72 (1.53) | 4.51 (1.59) | 4.89 (1.24) | 4.61 (1.51) |
| 7. Group members debated each others' viewpoints during the discussions. | 4.66 (1.10) | 4.04 (1.68) | 4.78 (1.40) | 4.74 (1.26) | 3.63 (1.54)* | 4.47 (1.41) |
| 8. The discussion in Phase II caused me to revise my original responses | 4.13 (1.45) | 4.04 (1.72) | 4.61 (1.46) | 4.10 (1.53) | 4.56 (1.62) | 4.21 (1.55) |
| 9. I had trouble following discussions | 3.75 (1.67) | 3.62 (1.86) | 4.39 (1.42) | 4.03 (1.71) | 3.28 (1.53)† | 3.86 (1.69) |
| 10. I will participate in another ExpertLens process on minimum quality standards for CQI reporting | 5.75 (1.01) | 4.44 (2.10) | 4.88 (1.65)** | 5.02 (1.62) | 5.32 (1.95) | 5.09 (1.70) |
(Means and standard deviations)
The first 9 statements were rated on a 7-point agreement scale, where 1 = Strongly Disagree, 4 = Neutral, and 7 = Strongly Agree.
The last statement ware rated on a 7-point likelihood scale, where 1 = Very unlikely and 7 = Very likely.
†p ≤ .1, * p ≤ .05; ** p ≤ .01; *** p ≤ .001
Significance levels presented in the third column of the table refer to the differences in opinions between researchers, researchers and practitioners, and practitioners; significance levels presented in the sixth column refer to the differences in opinions between large and small panels.