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. 2016 May 6;11:62. doi: 10.1186/s13012-016-0429-z

Table 1.

Evaluation survey means and standard deviations (N = 38)

Question Face-to-face (N = 12) M (SD) Virtual (N = 26) M (SD) Total (N = 38) M (SD)
Effectiveness—Collaboration/Growth
 I learned things I did not know before. 4.58 (0.52) 4.50 (0.51) 4.53 (0.51)
 I think I can apply a lot of what I learned in my own work. 4.50 (0.52) 4.42 (0.64) 4.45 (0.60)
 I believe I have a firmer grasp of the principles and methods of implementation research. 4.00 (0.43) 3.77 (0.71) 3.84 (0.64)
Acceptability
 I was bored for a lot of the day.a 4.64 (0.67) 4.62 (0.57) 4.62 (0.59)
 I found the discussions confusing.a 4.58 (0.90) 4.27 (0.67) 4.37 (0.75)
Facilitation/process
Structure
 The day was well-organized. 4.75 (0.45) 4.85 (0.37) 4.82 (0.39)
 Limiting the use of technology was helpful to get to the issues. (Note: Limiting technology included no PowerPoint presentation in either format). 4.50 (0.80)** 3.65 (0.89)** 3.92 (0.94)
 The facilitator played a key role in maximizing the benefit for each presenter. 4.36 (0.67) 4.38 (0.80) 4.38 (0.76)
 I thought a more free-flowing discussion with less facilitation would have been more effective.a 4.42 (0.67) 3.88 (0.95) 4.05 (0.90)
 The written handout materials were helpful. 4.58 (0.67) 4.50 (0.65) 4.53 (0.65)
 I appreciated the opportunity to respond to the questions in writing when I didn’t get a chance to verbally. 4.00 (0.74) 4.12 (0.73) 4.08 (0.72)
 I would have preferred to have the presenter information at least 2 days in advance to prepare. 2.67 (1.37) 3.00 (1.30) 2.89 (1.31)
Time
 I would have preferred to hear more than 6 (2 for virtual) presentations/discussions. 2.08 (1.31) 2.08 (.94) 2.08 (1.05)
 I would have preferred to hear fewer than 6 (2 for virtual) presentations/discussions. 1.73 (0.47) 1.62 (0.57) 1.65 (0.54)
 The day was too long. 1.75 (0.62)* 1.31 (0.47)* 1.45 (0.56)
 Having a break between each talk would have been better for me. 2.55 (0.69)* 2.04 (1.04)* 2.19 (0.97)

1 = Strongly disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = No opinion, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree

areverse scored

Note. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01