Table 3. Acceptability of linkage to care: Summary of themes.
| Patients | Staff | Site | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investigators | |||
| N = 15 | N = 15 | N = 14 | |
| General opinions | |||
| Overall opinion of intervention | |||
| Positive | 13 | 3 | 9 |
| Mixed | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Negative | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Negative reactions at the time of coupon distribution | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Amount of the incentive | |||
| Could be less | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Good | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Could be more | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Should be more | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial impact | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Opinions about the principle of FIs | |||
| Concerns about the principle | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Entitlementa | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Implementation | |||
| Implementation challenges | |||
| None or minorb | n/a | 3 | 6 |
| Timing of giving coupons | n/a | 8 | 5 |
| Explaining intervention | n/a | 4 | 1 |
| Staffing | n/a | 9 | 4 |
| Study procedures | n/a | 5 | 4 |
Note: As these data are derived from open-ended questions, columns may not add up to the total number of participants.
a For staff and site investigators, this category refers to any mention of problems with patients displaying a sense of entitlement, or the development of expectations for receiving gift cards. For patients, this refers to concerns about the development of expectations, or displaying a sense of entitlement in the interview.
b None indicates the staff member of site investigator specifically said there were no implementation challenges. If a staff member or site investigator did not discuss the presence or absence of challenges, they are not included.