Table 2.
Item status at the conclusion of survey development stages
| Item Status | ||||
| Stage of Development | Added | Modified | Discarded | Total* |
| Parent Survey | ||||
| Creation of Initial Items | 84 | |||
| Importance/Validity Rating | 14 | 25 | 15 | 83 |
| Cognitive Interviews | 10 | 33 | 28 | 65 |
| Reliability Testing | 6 | 20 | 6 | 65 |
| Item Reduction | 22 | 43 | ||
| Final Validation | 1 | 42 | ||
| Physician Survey | ||||
| Creation of Initial Items | 65 | |||
| Importance/Validity Rating | 18 | 23 | 9 | 74 |
| Cognitive Interviews | 1 | 31 | 8 | 67 |
| Reliability Testing | 1 | 6 | 68 | |
| Item Reduction | 8 | 17 | 51 | |
| Final Validation | 1 | 50 | ||
| General Public Survey | ||||
| Creation of Initial Items | 52 | |||
| Importance/Validity Rating | 5 | 11 | 6 | 51 |
| Cognitive Interviews | 2 | 12 | 7 | 46 |
| Reliability Testing | 1 | 46 | ||
| Item Reduction | 1 | 10 | 36 | |
| Final Validation | 1 | 35 | ||
*Total indicates number remaining at conclusion of given stage