Table 2.
Descriptive results by stakeholder type
| Study variables | Total (N = 292) | Patients/caregivers (N = 133) | Professionals (N = 159) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Willingness to use OMD again | 5.31 (1.31) | 5.73 (1.13) | 4.95 (1.34) | <.001 |
| Active participant engagement (yes) | 0.51 (0.50) | 0.58 (0.50) | 0.46 (0.50) | .04 |
| Answered at least 90% of rating questions in Rounds One and Three | 0.77 (0.42) | 0.76 (0.43) | 0.77 (0.42) | .78 |
| Explained at least 90% of ratings in Round One or Three | 0.60 (0.49) | 0.66 (0.58) | 0.55 (0.48) | .06 |
| Posted at least2 comments in Round Two discussions | 0.90 (0.30) | 0.90 (0.30) | 0.89 (0.31) | .80 |
| OMD system’s ease of use | 5.39 (1.44) | 5.58 (1.39) | 5.21 (1.47) | .04 |
| Experience with the online process (1 = strongly disagree to 7 = strongly agree) | ||||
| Study Participation Experience Index | 4.33 (1.13) | 4.67 (1.08) | 4.03 (1.10) | <.001 |
| This study was too longa | 3.88 (1.60) | 3.43 (1.44) | 4.28 (1.63) | <.001 |
| Participation in this study was frustratinga | 3.04 (1.58) | 2.65 (1.49) | 3.39 (1.58 | <.001 |
| Participation in this study took a lot of efforta | 4.23 (1.72) | 4.06 (1.80) | 4.37 (1.63) | .16 |
| The right set of questions was asked in this study | 4.46 (1.49) | 4.83 (1.46) | 4.14 (1.43) | <.001 |
| Online Discussion Experience Index | 4.92 (0.67) | 5.06 (0.63) | 4.79 (0.68) | <.001 |
| The discussions gave me a better understanding of the issues | 5.37 (1.26) | 5.63 (1.17) | 5.14 (1.30) | .002 |
| I had trouble following the discussiona | 3.76 (1.74) | 3.24 (1.60) | 4.21 (1.72) | <.001 |
| Participants debated each other’s viewpoints during the discussions | 4.94 (1.15) | 5.07 (1.11) | 4.83 (1.17) | .11 |
| The discussions brought out views I had not considered | 5.25 (1.32) | 5.46 (1.36) | 5.06 (1.27) | .02 |
| The discussions brought out divergent views | 5.31 (1.08) | 5.27 (1.15) | 5.34 (1.03) | .62 |
| Participants sometimes misinterpreted each other’s comments during the discussion | 4.40 (1.35) | 4.34 (1.33) | 4.46 (1.37) | .47 |
| The discussion round caused me to revise my original answers | 4.80 (0.88) | 4.83 (1.40) | 4.77 (1.38) | .73 |
| I was comfortable expressing my views in the discussion round | 5.91 (0.88) | 5.94 (0.94) | 5.89 (0.82) | .63 |
Note: aThese items were reverse-coded before being included in an index so that 7 corresponded to the most favorable rating and 1 to the least favorable.