Table 3.

Summary of evaluation phases

PHASEMETHODSINCLUDED IN THE EVALUATION
1 (2012)Individual semistructured interviews16 participants

  • 12 IPAPC Steering Committee members

  • 4 site representatives

2 (2013)Individual semistructured interviews Focus groups (3 sites)24 participants

  • 3 PAs

  • 3 supervising physicians at 3 sites

  • 18 staff members affected by the introduction of PAs

3 (2014)Individual semistructured interviews Focus groups (6 sites)74 participants

  • 6 PAs

  • 6 supervising physicians at 6 sites (3 original sites and 3 new sites)

  • 7 IPAPC Steering Committee members

  • 26 staff members affected by the introduction of PAs

  • 29 patients

All phasesParticipant observation Document review

  • IPAPC Steering Committee

  • Implementation and evaluation subcommittee meetings

  • Provincial PA symposium

  • Data collection working group meetings

  • Meeting minutes, data collection forms, other relevant documents

  • IPAPC—Introducing Physician Assistants into Primary Care, PA—physician assistant.