Table 1 Overview of the research process
Time frame | 2015 | 2016 | 2017–2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Process | Preparation | Group discussions 1–4 | Group discussions 5–9 | Articles published/in review | Group discussion 10 | Principal investigator |
Method and objective | Establishing agreement to include patients from two cohort studies (COMORB) | Establishing the PRG. Agreement on working conditions. Feedback on and review of the interview guide | Data analysis of the working steps and of the PRG members’ experience of the process | Journal publications and dissemination. PRG members as co-authors and dissemination to remaining PRG members | Data analysis of the PRG members’ experience of the process | Reflections on the research process with the PRG |
Data material (reports, recordings, transcribed interviews) | Reports from three meetings. Obtaining approval from the Ethical Committee for Health Research Ethics | Reports from four meetings | Reports, digital recordings, and transcriptions from five meetings. | Art. (1) Why those with SUD stop abusing substances? Art. (2) Helpful ingredients in the treatment of SUD (in press) Art. (3) How social relationships influence SUD recovery Art. (4) A popular scientific article based on article 1, published in Norwegian Each article distributed to the PRG | Report, digital recording, and transcription of a 2-h meeting | Summary of continuous notetaking |