Overview of study design, participants, outcomes and timing of the qualitative components of the study
| Study design | Participants | Outcomes | Time measured |
| Focus groups and community events (minimum eight groups) | Parents/caregivers Children Teachers School administrators Community members Healthcare providers | Patient-centred dialogue on hearing loss in Alaska, including perceptions of the disability associated with hearing loss and barriers to care Community input into qualitative interview topics and protocol refinement | Months 1–6 |
| Semi-structured interviews (n=100; approximately n=10 from each category in each referral arm) | Parents/caregivers Children Teachers School administrators Healthcare providers | Experiences and insights from the school screening and referral process | Months 18–30 |
| Focus groups and community events (minimum eight groups) | Parents/caregivers Children Teachers School administrators Community members Healthcare providers Tribal leaders Healthcare administrators Alaska policymakers | Patient-centred dialogue on results of the study, including perceptions of major findings Community input into implementation of potential improvements to the current school screening and referral process | Months 31–36 |