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Table 1 Feasibility criteria and pre-defined thresholds for determining feasibility

From: “They heard our voice!” patient engagement councils in community-based primary care practices: a participatory action research pilot study

Feasibility dimension

Criteria

Threshold

Process issues

Retention of CBPCP and council members throughout the study

The 2 CBPCPs are still involved in the study at the end of the 12-month process

Number of meetings planned and held during the 12-month study period

At least four out of the six planned meetings take place

Attendance of council members

At least six patients, the clinic manager and the clinician attend each meeting

Resource issues

Time required to recruit council members and organize meetings

Total time to complete recruitment of council members is under 6 months

Communication between research team and council members

The CBPCPs are able to respond to the study coordinator’s requests and organize meetings

Resources needed to organize and hold all meetings

Resources needed to organize meetings and compensate council members are covered by the study funding

Management issues

Acceptability of meeting format according to study personnel, clinics and council members

The research team receives no complaints from clinics, patient-experts or council members about the functioning and agenda of the meetings

Interactions among council members during the meetings

Patient-experts do not encounter difficulties in facilitating the meetings.

Capacity to overcome challenges

The project overcomes the challenges and proceeds as planned

Scientific issues

QI and patient-oriented research topics that are identified during the meetings

Each council comes to a consensus on at least one QI topic or patient-oriented research question to be addressed

Projects and actions that are shaped around these topics

Proposals are made by council members to respond to identified priorities and to improve services or conduct research projects

  1. Abbreviations: CBPCP community-based primary care practice, QI quality improvement