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

Table 5 Resources Utilized per Patient Engagement Method

		Interviews^b (one setting)	GCM Brainstorming (one iteration)	GCM^c (one iteration)
Patient time (hours/person)	Travel	0	1	2
	Participation	1	2	6
	Total hours	1	3	8
Research team time^a (hours/team)	Training	20	3	11
	Patient recruitment	66	59	59
	Travel	60	6	12
	Conducting method	38	8	18
	Analysis	133	2	4
	Total hours	295	78	104
Variable Costs	Patient incentives	$750	$1200	$3000
	Transcription	$1000	n/a	n/a
Fixed Costs	Data Analysis Software	$1380	n/a	$2000
	Total cost	3130	1200	5000
Qualities about data collected	Type of data collected	List of PIOs with detailed patient perspective/context	List of PIOs without context	List of PIOs without context though sorted into overarching themes
	Minimum personnel needed	Investigator & Patient Advocate	Investigator & Patient Advocate	Investigator, RA, Patient Advocate
	Resources for Analysis	Qualitative Analysis Software	Patient Advisory Board	Concept Mapping Software
	Level of burden	Low on patient, high on researchers	Low on patient and researchers	High on patient, medium on researchers

^aResearch team of 3 people, ^b30 interviews in one setting, ^c24 participants in one iteration

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