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 |
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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 |