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Table 4 A comparison of three methods for identifying plausibly important determinants (brainstorming, health professional interviews and patient interviews)

From: Identifying determinants of care for tailoring implementation in chronic diseases: an evaluation of different methods

Method

Number of determinants not identified by any other method(unique determinants)

Number of determinants Identified by at least one other method*

Total

Brain Storming amongst health professionals

72 (37.2)

122 (62.8)

194 (100)

Health Professional Interviews

48 (31.6)

104 (68.4)

152 (100)

Patient Interviews

19 (30.2)

44 (69.8)

63 (100)

  1. *other methods include brainstorming, structured focus groups, open questionnaire, patient interviews, professionals’ interviews.
  2. N (%).