Table 2.

Dimensions, detailed concepts and scoring method of the final PACT-Q

PACT-Q	Dimensions	Item number – Detailed concept	Scoring	Score range
PACT-Q1	Treatment Expectations	A1 – Confidence in prevention of blood clots	One score	1 to 5
		A2 – Expectations of symptom relief	One score	1 to 5
		A3 – Expectations of side effects	One score	1 to 5
		A4 – Importance of ease of use	One score	1 to 5
		A5 – Worries about making mistakes	One score	1 to 5
		A6 – Importance of independency	One score	1 to 5
		A7 – Worries about cost	One score	1 to 5
PACT-Q2	Convenience*	B1 – Difficulties in taking the treatment	One score	0 to 100
		B2 – Bother in taking the treatment
		B3 – Difficulties regarding dose adjustments required
		B4 – Treatment and other medications
		B5 – Treatment and regimen implications
		B6 – Treatment and being away from home
		B7 – Difficulties regarding daily life
		B8 – Bother in follow-up required
		B9 – Difficulties regarding regular intake
		B10 – Feeling regarding loss of independency
		B11 – Worries about having to stop the treatment
		C1 – Impact of side effects on usual activities
		C2 – Discomfort due to symptoms
	Anticoagulant Treatment Satisfaction*	D1 – Feeling of reassurance	One score	0 to 100
		D2 – Symptom decrease
		D3 – Experience with side effects
		D4 – Satisfaction regarding independency
		D5 – Satisfaction with patient management
		D6 – Satisfaction with treatment form
		D7 – Overall satisfaction

* For convenience score, all items are reversed (reversed item score = 6 – initial item score), then summed and rescaled on a 0 – 100 scale; for satisfaction score, all items are summed and rescaled on a 0 – 100 scale; for both scores, the higher the score, the higher the convenience/satisfaction