Table 1.

Definitions of acceptability attributes of the TAP measure [19].

Acceptability attributea	Definition of attribute
Effectiveness	Perception of the extent to which the intervention is helpful in the short and long terms.
Appropriateness	Perception of the intervention’s overall reasonableness (ie, how logical).
Suitability	Judgment of the intervention’s intrusiveness and disruption in life (how easy, how long, etc).
Adherence	Extent to which patients are willing to follow or adhere to treatment.

^aAcceptability is defined as the patients’ understanding of the treatment based on multiple elements.