Beatriz Goulão|Hanne Bruhn|Marion Campbell|Craig Ramsay|Katie Gillies
Patient and public involvement in numerical aspects of trials (PoINT): exploring patient and public partners experiences and identifying stakeholder priorities
University of Aberdeen|University of Aberdeen|University of Aberdeen|University of Aberdeen|University of Aberdeen
patient public involvement increasingly common trials quality remains variable lot settings many key decisions trials involve numbers patients rarely involved discussions aimed understand patient public partners experiences opinions regarding involvement numerical aspects research discuss identify priorities according multiple stakeholders around important numerical aspects trials involve patients public inthe study two stages 1 online focus groups patient public partners recruited via online platforms analysed using inductive thematic analysis 2 online priority setting meeting uk irelandbased stakeholders following james lind alliance methodology preselected numerical aspects introduced prior meeting discussed prioritised based voting systemin stage 1 held two focus groups patient public partners n 9 identified four themes analysis determinants ppi numerical aspects identity roles impact involving patients public numerical aspects patient public partners believed involved numerical aspects research important facilitated communication aspects needs clearer environment relationship researchers facilitates include time discussion support improve knowledge confidence clear language definitions trust patient public partners perceive role bringing outsider perspective mainly interested involvement assumptions dissemination quantitative research believed lead transparency improve experience making involvement meaningful stage 2 identified twelve numerical aspects trials prioritised held priority setting meeting 14 stakeholders led selection three priority numerical aspects patient public involvement target differences interpretation results costeffectiveness participants felt aspects considered involvement communication needs ensure shared level understanding avoid power imbalancesour work shows importance involving patient public partners numerical aspects trials assessing experiences motivations first time discussing prioritising numerical aspects trials important patients public contribute research provides platform future efforts improve patient public involvement trials prioritised set future research foci