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Table 1 Associations between development process variables and involvement of members of vulnerable populations

From: Involving members of vulnerable populations in the development of patient decision aids: a mixed methods sequential explanatory study

Variable

Projects that specifically involved members of vulnerable populations (n = 30)

Projects that did not specifically involve members of vulnerable populations (n = 157)

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval), P value

Decision aid users were involved in an informal needs assessment

22 (73%)

63 (40%)

2.96 (1.18,7.99), P = .02*

Decision aid users were involved in a content review prior to prototype development

9 (30%)

25 (16%)

0.96 (0.31,2.71), P = .94

Decision aid users were involved in a pilot test

26 (87%)

111 (71%)

1.75 (0.53,7.03), P = .37

Developers asked users their thoughts & opinions of the tool

27 (90%)

117 (75%)

1.67 (0.48,7.83), P = .44

Developers assessed the impact of the decision aid on users

25 (83%)

146 (93%)

0.49 (0.12,2.10), P = .32

An advisory panel of users was involved in the project

8 (27%)

16 (10%)

2.04 (0.61,6.47), P = .24

Decision aid users were recruited through community-based organizations

12 (40%)

17 (11%)

3.48 (1.23,9.83), P = .02*

Decision aid users were compensated/incentivized in some way

16 (53%)

54 (34%)

1.41 (0.55,3.54), P = .47

An expert panel of academics, clinicians, etc. was involved in the project

22 (73%)

90 (57%)

1.76 (0.66,5.10), P = .27

The project team had formal links with a specific patient or consumer organization

7 (23%)

21 (13%)

0.87 (0.23,2.92), P = .83

  1. *P < .05