Table 5.
Counts of qualitative themes.
| Format | Pro | # | Con | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group n=161 total comments) | I like... | 11 | I don’t like | 12 |
| Accountability | 8 | Accessibility/travel logistics | 13 | |
| Benefits of group work | 30 | Avoidance of disclosure | 13 | |
| Getting qs answered | 3 | Confidentiality breach | 6 | |
| Interacting with people | 17 | Easier to hide | 0 | |
| Motivation | 7 | Negative group dynamics | 17 | |
| Understand material better | 6 | Social anxiety | 18 | |
| Total | 82 | Total | 79 | |
| Individual (n=124 total comments) | I like... | 26 | I don’t like... | 6 |
| Accountability | 8 | Accessibility/travel logistics | 12 | |
| Getting questions answered | 2 | Confidentiality breach | 3 | |
| Individualized | 6 | Too intimating | 6 | |
| Interacting with people | 8 | |||
| Motivation | 6 | |||
| Personal/expert instruction | 25 | |||
| Understand material better | 16 | |||
| Total | 97 | Total | 27 | |
| Internet (n=136 total comments) | I like... | 9 | I don’t like... | 10 |
| Confidential/Private/Anonymous | 12 | Accountability/Adherence/Motivation | 19 | |
| Understand material better | 6 | Confidentiality Breach | 1 | |
| Convenience/Easier | 67 | Impersonal/isolated | 9 | |
| No Travel or costs (n=15) | Limited Education | 3 | ||
| Self-paced/directed (n=14) | ||||
| Time/Scheduling Ease (n=21) | ||||
| Not specified why (n=17) | ||||
| Total | 94 | Total | 42 | |
| All options are good | 33 |
Counts for each theme are displayed. Participants could make comments on multiple formats, thus the number of comments exceeds the number of participants who responded to the text box on why they rated each format as they did.