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Patient Experience And Challenges In Group Concept Mapping For Clinical Research., Geoffrey D. Mills, Marianna Lanoue, Alexzandra T. Gentsch, Amanda M.B. Doty, Amy Cunningham, Garrison Nord, Kristin L. Rising Aug 2019

Patient Experience And Challenges In Group Concept Mapping For Clinical Research., Geoffrey D. Mills, Marianna Lanoue, Alexzandra T. Gentsch, Amanda M.B. Doty, Amy Cunningham, Garrison Nord, Kristin L. Rising

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Group concept mapping (GCM) is a research method that engages stakeholders in generating, structuring and representing ideas around a specific topic or question. GCM has been used with patients to answer questions related to health and disease but little is known about the patient experience as a participant in the process. This paper explores the patient experience participating in GCM as assessed with direct observation and surveys of participants.

METHODS: This is a secondary analysis performed within a larger study in which 3 GCM iterations were performed to engage patients in identifying patient-important outcomes for diabetes care. …