TEC summit topic | Areas considered in TEC workshops | Number of attendees | Number of online responders | Backgrounds of individuals attending and responding |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ethics[20] | (1) Participation in research; (2) Research ethics committee approval; (3) Informed consent | 28 | 26 | ethicists, academics, researchers, members of research ethics committees, clinicians, service providers, commissioners, patients/carers |
Outcomes[22] | (1) Outcome measure properties; (2) Optimal time points; (3) Validity of proxy data | 31 | 28 | academics, researchers, clinicians, commissioners, experts in outcome measurement |
Mixed methods[23] | (1) Phase I and pre-clinical studies; (2) Phase II and III studies and trials; (3) Implementation studies | 33 | 26 | journal editors, academics, researchers, clinicians, experts in health services research/mixed methodology, patients/carers |
Statistics[21] | (1) Missing data; (2) Attrition; (3) Response shift | 20 | 19 | statisticians, researchers, academics, clinicians, patients/carers |
Health economics[24] | (1) Cost methods and relevance to EoLC; (2) Outcome assessment; (3) Equity issues. | 28 | 34 | health economists, service commissioners, researchers, academics, clinicians, patients/carers |
TOTAL | Â | 140 | 133 | Â |