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background characteristics and to analyse the time data. We used Kwalitan (version 5.0, Malden, e Netherlands) to qualitatively analyse the transcripts of the interviews and the free text responses from the second part of the questionnaire [20].
Project performance
Two authors (MH and RH) identi ed all activities and categorized them in the preparation phase or the development phase. e preparation phase included composing development groups, managing COIs, identifying care aspects to be improved, and developing WikiFreya. e development phase included attending meetings, formulating key questions, reviewing, selecting and assessing evidence, writing the guideline and formulating recommendations, harmonizing the guidelines, reviewing and revising dra guidelines, and aligning the guidelines with managing WikiFreya. We compared the actual activities with the planned activities and identi ed di erences.
Time investments
We counted the regular and extra meetings on the attendance lists, and determined the mean meeting participation rates for each group and the steering committee. We calculated the total time the steering committee spent on the preparation phase. We computed the median actual time for the respondent meetings of each development group, total time for extra respondent meetings, and median extra time respondents spent for each development group and for each of the two phases. e total time for meetings for each group, including the project coordinator was assessed as the ‘mean participation rate’ x ‘number of meetings’ x ‘median time investments.’ e total extra time needed was de ned as the ‘number of participants for each group’ x ‘median extra time spent by each participant.’ e values were corrected for non-responders to the questionnaire. We calculated the project coordinator’s extra time separately. Our calculations totalled the time needed for the development phase.
Experiences
We analysed the data descriptively, and we used a special framework to analyse open question responses. We developed the special framework from the interview topic guide corresponding to our study objectives, which included experience with the methodology of the network approach, patient involvement, barriers
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