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Table 2 Planned content of meetings co-designed by patient-experts, family physicians and researchers

From: How to engage patients in research and quality improvement in community-based primary care settings: protocol for a participatory action research pilot study

Meeting

Time frame

Content

Description of activities

Research project – data collection

1

Week 1

Introductory meeting

Short training on health system, QI process and POR

Informed consent questionnaires

Definition of rules and functioning of council

Audio-recording

Non-participant observation

2

Week 6

Topic identification

Brainstorming activities (half group and whole group)

Audio-recording

Non participant observation

3

Week 12

Prioritization of topics

Analysis according to impact and feasibility

Audio-recording

Non-participant observation

Choice of a topic

4

Week 18

Action planning

Definition of the question to be addressed based on the chosen topic

Audio-recording

Non-participant observation

Analysis of local context, barriers and facilitators to implementing actions

5

Week 24

Action planning

Definition of actions to target identified priorities

Audio-recording

Non-participant observation

6

Week 30

Wrap-up meeting

Perception and experience of participants on the council

Questionnaires

Audio-recording

Non-participant

Strengths and limitations of the council

Observation

  1. POR Patient-oriented research, QI Quality improvement