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Table 1 Topics and themes for discussion in patient telephone interviews and HCP advisory boards

From: Patient and healthcare professional experiences of the Salford Lung Studies: qualitative insights for future effectiveness trials

Topic

Patient telephone interviews (interview guide)a

HCP advisory boards (slide sets)b

Pre-trial experience

• Invitation to participate

• Reasons for participation

• Information about the trial

• Previous research experience

• Reasons for participationc

• Perceived value of participationc

• Positive/negative experiencesc

• Challenges and solutionsc

• Engagement of the GP practice and PMs in SLSd

• PM views on GP’s perceived value of SLSd

• Trial preparation, challenges and solutionsd

• Suggestions for improvements

Experience during the trial

• Positive/negative experiences

• Impact of experience

• Positive/negative experiencesc

• Expectations of the trialc

• Operational impact of SLSd

• Support received for managing the triald

• Challenges and solutions

• Suggestions for improvement

Post-trial experience

• Perceived value of SLS

• Trial results

• Missing aspects from SLS

• Views on the process used to share trial results with GPsc

• Perceived value of plain language summary to patientsd

• Suggestions for improvementsd

• Expectations at end of trial

• Views on receipt of results and dissemination to patients

Future trial experience

• Likelihood of participating in future trials; reasons for and against

• Suggestions to encourage participation or improve patient experience

• Views on patient involvement in trial design

• Suggestions to increase GP engagement in future trialsc

• Perceptions of research after participation in SLSd

• Likelihood of participating in future trials

• Suggestions to improve trial experience

  1. GP general practitioner, HCP healthcare professional, PM practice manager, SLS Salford Lung Studies
  2. aThe interview guide was focused on four key topics: pre-trial experience, experience during the trial, post-trial experience and future trial experience. Each section included prompting questions to gather information from patients on specific themes/aspects of the SLS experience
  3. bThe slide sets prepared for the GP and PM advisory boards also comprised four key topics: pre-trial experience, experience during the trial, post-trial experience and future trial experience
  4. cContent specific to the advisory board with GPs
  5. dContent specific to the advisory board with PMs