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Table 1 Examples of Combined Ideas and Final PIO Names

From: The power of the group: comparison of interviews and group concept mapping for identifying patient-important outcomes of care

GCM-A

GCM-B

GCM-C

GCM Master PIOs (A + B + C)

Interviews

Final Merged PIOs (GCM + Interview)

Get off insulin; Move from insulin to pill;

Stop using needles; Get faster treatment that doesn’t involve a shot; Stay off insulin

Get off insulin

Eliminate injections

Get off insulin or injections; Avoid insulin or injections

Eliminate injections

Learn from other people with diabetes; Get a peer group of diabetics together to learn from and support each other

  

Get peer support

Continue or start diabetes group; Be an inspiration to others

Participate in peer support

Eat right

Keep nutrition at recommended guidelines; Get medicine that has bad interactions with unhealthy foods to help you stop eating them

Eat right; Improve self-control to eat appropriate portions

Eat right

Control diet or eat healthy

Eat right

Improve mental health; Improve mood; Manage anxiety and depression caused by diabetes; Understand how to manage anxiety

 

Have a good spirit; Stay calm; Reduce fear of complications; Reduce fear about having diabetes

Improve mental health

Prevent depression; Be happy; Control mindset or self-control

Improve mental health