Table 2.
Participant characteristics
| ID | Job Title | Interview date | Participant type | IKT experience (year) | Province | IKT initiation period (years or months) | New or pre-existing partnership | Interview duration (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C01 | Executive Director | 6-Feb-18 | Connector | Over 10 | Alberta | Six months to year | Pre-existing | 46:52 |
| C02 | Chief Executive Officer | 3-Apr-18 | Connector | Over 10 | Manitoba | Not reported | Pre-existing | 33:38 |
| R01 | Clinician Scientist and Emergency Physician | 1-Feb-18 | Researcher | 5 to 10 | Ontario | 2007–2013 (6 years) | New | 58:48 |
| R02 | Microbiologist | 12-Feb-18 | Researcher | Over 10 | Ontario | 6 months | Pre-existing | 33:51 |
| R03 | Health Services Researcher | 15-Feb-18 | Researcher | 5 to 10 | British Columbia | 2016 to about one month ago (26 months) | Pre-existing | 30:14 |
| R04 | Assistant Professor | 16-Feb-18 | Researcher | Over 10 | Manitoba | October 2013 to June 2015 (20 months) | New | 32:23 |
| R05 | Associate Professor and Associate Director | 27-Feb-18 | Researcher | Over 10 | British Columbia | 2011 to 2013 (24 months); grant awarded in 2013 | Pre-existing | 104:46 |
| R06 | Assistant Professor | 13-Mar-18 | Researcher | Over 10 | Ontario | Over a year | New | 36:20 |
| R07 | Associate Professor and Division Head | 14-Mar-18 | Researcher | Over 10 | Alberta | 2011 to 2013 (24 months) | New | 38:50 |
| R09 | Assistant Professor and Scientist | 22-Mar-18 | Researcher | Over 10 | Halifax | one year | Pre-existing | 32:17 |
| R10 | Associate Professor | 28-Mar-18 | Researcher | Over 10 | Quebec | 6 to 8 months | Pre-existing | 32:56 |
| U01 | Executive Director | 13-Feb-19 | Research User | Over 10 years | Ontario | Not reported | Pre-existing | 32:40 |
| U02 | Director | 15-Feb-18 | Research User | 5 to 10 years | Manitoba | 2 years | New | 28:53 |
| U03 | Program Director | 8-Mar-18 | Research User | Over 10 years | Manitoba | 2012 to 2016 (4 years) | Some new some pre-existing | 22:20 |
| U04 | Regional Director | 15-Mar-18 | Research User | Over 10 years | Manitoba | Six months to one year | Pre-existing | 42:04 |
| U05 | Director | 29-Mar-18 | Research User | Over 10 years | Alberta | Not reported | Pre-existing | 29:54 |
| U06 | Director | 5-Apr-18 | Research User | Over 10 years | British Columbia | Not reported | Pre-existing | 36:35 |
| U07 | President and Chief Executive Officer | 20-Apr-18 | Research User | Over 10 years | British Columbia | Not reported | Pre-existing | 29:45 |
| U08 | Assistant Professor and Director | 30-Apr-18 | Research User | Over 10 years | Ontario | Not reported | Pre-existing | 29:26 |
| U09 | Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships and Priorities | 01-May-18 | Research User | Over 10 years | Alberta | Not reported | Pre-existing | 32:54 |
| U10 | Director, Person Centre Care | 04-May-18 | Research User | Over 10 years | Ontario | Not reported | Pre-existing | 35:50 |
| U11 | Director, Patient, Caregiver and Public Engagement | 08-May-18 | Research User | Over 10 years | Ontario | Not reported | Pre-existing | 23:22 |