Table 1 Details of workshops Ia & Ib and II

Held at a conference in November 2021

Held as a stand-alone event in April 2022

Participants:

Researchers, clinicians and patients, all with research competences

Learning outcomes:

 To gain knowledge on how to engage patient partners in complex intervention research

 To understand the possibilities and challenges when engaging patient partners in complex intervention research

 To reflect on own practice and identify areas for improvement

Methods:

Collaborative learning process [22]

Participants:

Patient partners without academic competence

Learning outcomes:

 To understand the possibilities and challenges when engaging patient partners in complex intervention research

 To reflect on patient partners’ participation in complex intervention research and compare their perspectives with those of the participants at workshops Ia & Ib

 To identify areas for improvement in engaging patient partners in complex intervention research

Methods:

Collaborative learning process [22]