Table 4 Financial compensation details (n = 316)
Financial compensation details | Number of studies (%) |
|---|---|
Did the authors offer financial compensation to patient partners? | |
Yes, financial compensation was offered to all patient partners | 62 (19) |
Financial compensation was offered to some patient partners | 17 (5) |
No, patient partners were not offered financial compensation | 32 (10) |
Not reported | 205 (65) |
Type of financial compensation offered to patient partners (n = 79) | |
Honoraria or stipend | 47 (59) |
Salary | 4 (5) |
Gift card (e.g., fee, voucher) | 13 (16) |
Scholarship | 1 (1) |
Not reported | 20 (26) |
*Amount (rate) | |
$12–997 per task completed (i.e. attended meeting, review document, video feature) | 15 (19) |
$31–94 per half day meeting | 4 (5) |
$12–42 per hour | 7 (9) |
0.1 full-time equivalent for the duration of the project | 1 (1) |
Not reported | 57 (73) |
*Amount (total) | |
$15–77 | 3 (4) |
$77–153 | 5 (6) |
$376 | 1 (1) |
Sufficient value to take a friend for dinner | 1 (1) |
Not reported | 68 (87) |
Payment frequency | |
Annually | 1 (1) |
One payment | 13 (17) |
Paid at each meeting | 4 (5) |
Not reported | 61 (77) |