Table 1 Timeline of co-researcher’s key activities
From: Reflections and experiences of a co-researcher involved in a renal research study
| May 2014 | First became involved with this project when the lead researcher asked me to take a look at the protocol which was in its final draft. |
|---|---|
| By July 2014 | Recruited as co-researcher |
| July 2014 |
Made useful contributions to the research protocol. Contributed to the lay summary. |
| September 2014 | Commented on interview schedules |
| November 2014 | Contributed to discussions at the Advisory Group Meeting on how to capture costs for the project. |
| February 2015 | Commented on the lay summary which was submitted to the funders. The abstract for the British Kidney Association (BKA) conference. |
| July 2015: | Had meeting with lead researcher who gave a demonstration of the SPSS stats system. Was not involved with inputting the stats. |
| December 2015 | Data analysis of 33 interview transcripts started and continued until January 2017 |
| March/April 2016 | Submitted comments/suggestions for questions for 2nd round of interviews. Summary of interview themes sent to research team. |
| March 2016 | Commented on Patient Research Newsletter text. |
| October 2016 | Commented on abstract for Health Symposium. |
| October 2016 | Commented on 3rd round questions, & suggested new/alternative questions. |
| December 2016 |
Final end date of study. Dissemination continues into 2017 and beyond. Commented on BRS conference abstract |
| January 2017 | Commented on the report to the funder |
| March 2017 | Commented on poster presentation for the British Renal Society conference |
| Activities Throughout The Research | |
| Communication: Emails, replying/dealing with emails, queries, documents. | |
| Meetings (face to face): Participated in 7 Research Team Meetings, Advisory Meetings, plus numerous one-to-one meetings and email exchanges regarding training and the progress/development of the study. | |
| Document Review: commented on/edited over 10 draft documents, (in addition to analysing the interview transcripts); these included: the research protocol, the patient questionnaire findings, patient information newsletters, interview schedules, lay summary, abstract, submissions to funder, scoping report, funder project report, presentations. | |
| Dissemination: lead author of this article, commented on abstract for Health Research Symposium 2017, abstract and poster for British Renal Society (BRS) conference. | |