Table 3.
A comparison of items prioritised (rated 8–9 by ≥70 % of participants) within each section of the questionnaire, by professionals and patients
| Section of questionnaire | Items prioritised (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both HCPs and patients | Neither | HCPs only | Patients only | Discordant itemsa | Kappa statistic (ĸ) | |
| Complications of surgery (42 items) | 9 (21.4) | 24 (57.1) | 2 (4.8) | 7 (16.7) | 9 (21.5) | 0.517 |
| Clinical effectiveness (10 items) | 1 (10.0) | 4 (40.0) | 4 (40.0) | 1 (10.0) | 5 (50.0) | 0.000 |
| Signs, symptoms, and other measures (27 items) | 0 (0.0) | 26 (96.3) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.7) | 0.000 |
| Quality of life and well-being (51 items) | 0 (0.0) | 43 (84.3) | 1 (2.0) | 7 (13.7) | 8 (15.7) | −0.036 |
| All items (130) | 10 (7.7) | 97 (74.6) | 8 (6.2) | 15 (11.5) | 23 (17.7) | 0.363 |
HCPs healthcare professionals
aCalculated as number of items prioritised by HCPs only + number of items prioritised by patients only