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Table 1 Description of data sources

From: Engaging people who use drugs in clinical research: integrating facilitated telemedicine for HCV into substance use treatment

Data sources

Description

Case Manager

Recruitment strategies and notable cases are described in a recent publication [15]

Patient-Participants

A pilot study to assess the feasibility of telemedicine conducted in OTPs [13, 23]

Publication comparing study patient-participant satisfaction with telemedicine compared to in-person evaluations from 25 patient interviews [29]

Publication evaluating patient-participant challenges and benefits of HCV treatment from 25 patient interviews (manuscript submitted)

Patient Advisory Committee

Representation of the patient voice throughout the study

Information about the PAC derived from conference presentation by the PAC Chair and member

Meeting minutes and agendas

OTP Staff-Participants

OTP staff experiences with facilitated telemedicine from 45 staff interviews

Staff experience addressing facilitated telemedicine integrated into the OTP (manuscript submitted)

Administrators describing factors required for telemedicine sustainability) [17]

Study-Specific Documents:

Progress reports and meeting minutes

  1. OTP opioid treatment program, HCV hepatitis C virus, PAC patient advisory committee