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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 28.
Published in final edited form as: Patient. 2010;3(3):145–157. doi: 10.2165/11530660

Table 1.

Definitions of attributes and levels provided to participants.

Medication – You take a pill every day for at least 6 months.
Risk of Side Effects (20%)
- Nausea. You have an upset stomach and feel the urge to vomit.
- Dizziness. If you were to stand up, you might feel unsteady on your feet.
- Sexual dysfunction. You experience reduced sexual interest or drive. Men might
experience difficulty with achieving or maintaining an erection
Severity of Side Effect
- Mild. You can easily cope with the side effect. The side effect does not interfere
with your day to day functioning.
- Moderate. You find it difficult to cope with the side effect and you may need
additional medication to treat it. The side effect interferes with some of your day
to day functioning.
- Severe. You find it very difficult to cope with the side effect and you need
additional medication to treat it. The side effect interferes with most or all of your
day to day functioning.
Counseling – You schedule appointments to talk with a professional about your life,
emotions, and depression and learn new ways to cope with and solve problems.
Number of Counseling Sessions
- Every week. You attend counseling for 1 hour every week.
- Every 2 weeks. You attend counseling for 1 hour every 2 weeks.
Location of Counseling
- Primary care doctor’s office. You go to your primary care doctor’s office for your
counseling.
- The office of a mental health professional. You go to the office of a mental health
professional for your counseling.
- Office of a spiritual counselor. You go to the office of a spiritual advisor (priest,
pastor, rabbi, imam, etc.) for your counseling.