Table 3.

Word count.

Questions	Average length of answers (words)a	Number of words used, median (IQR)	Spread of wordsb, range
1—What are important activities, now or in the future?	25	12 (7-29)	1-298
2—Which people are important in your life, and why are they important?	25	15 (6-24)	0-218
3—What are you worried about concerning your health?	27	17 (8-25)	0-220
4—What do you think is important that your health care professionals know about you?	33	16 (9-38)	0-280
5—What do you expect from your treatment at the [large academic hospital]?	20	17 (7-24)	0-90

^aValues are rounded to the nearest whole number.

^bVariation between the number of words used in the written answers.