Table 3.

Items Not Measuring the Intended Construct

Original Wording	Revised Wording	Reason for Change
1. How often did the food you were served look and taste good?	Item deleted	Inappropriate for subgroups (those fed via IV; on liquid diets; on special diets)
2. How often was the temperature in your room comfortable?	Item deleted	Inappropriate indicator—many patients were able to control their room's temperature
3. Were you able to be admitted to the hospital as soon as you wanted or needed to be?	Item deleted	Respondents could not consistently determine start of admissions process; item not measuring intended construct