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. 2016 May 20;52(2):599–615. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12505

Table 2.

Individual Priority Selections of Level in Research Categories and Markers Allocated

Priority Selected, n (%) Selected Levela Markers
1, n (%) 2, n (%) 3, n (%) Markers Needed to Select [Level 1, 2, 3] Spent per Person
Round 1 (N = 182)
Causes of Disease 160 (87.9) 39 (24.4) 43 (26.9) 78 (48.8) [2, 3, 4] 2.9
New Approaches 138 (75.8) 46 (33.3) 43 (31.2) 49 (35.5) [4, 6, 8] 4.6
Promote Health 155 (85.2) 38 (24.5) 65 (41.9) 52 (33.6) [2, 3, 5] 2.9
Compare Approaches 91 (50.0) 51 (56.0) 26 (28.6) 14 (15.4) [7, 11, 13] 4.5
Patient‐Doctor 159 (87.4) 80 (50.3) 50 (31.5) 29 (18.2) [6, 9, 11] 7.3
Quality of Life 154 (84.6) 49 (31.8) 44 (28.6) 61 (39.6) [3, 4, 6] 3.8
Health Inequity 141 (77.5) 46 (32.6) 48 (34.0) 47 (33.3) [3, 4, 6] 3.9
Multiple Conditions 140 (76.9) 35 (25.0) 41 (29.3) 64 (45.7) [2, 3, 4] 2.5
Special Needs 141 (77.5) 38 (27.0) 46 (32.6) 57 (40.4) [2, 3, 4] 2.4
Families/Caregivers 124 (68.1) 40 (32.3) 43 (34.7) 41 (33.1) [2, 3, 4] 2.0
Access 139 (76.4) 46 (33.1) 44 (31.7) 49 (35.3) [2, 3, 4] 2.3
Improve Research 136 (74.7) 63 (46.3) 43 (31.6) 30 (22.1) [5, 7, 8] 4.7
Rare Diseases 125 (68.7) 54 (43.2) 43 (34.4) 28 (22.4) [2, 3, 4] 1.9
Round 4 (N = 168)
Causes of Disease 143 (85.1) 31 (21.7) 42 (29.4) 70 (49.0) [2, 3, 4] 2.8
New Approaches 122 (72.6) 57 (46.7) 40 (32.8) 25 (20.5) [4, 6, 8] 4.0
Promote Health 139 (82.7) 23 (16.6) 58 (41.7) 58 (41.7) [2, 3, 5] 3.0
Compare Approaches 112 (66.7) 75 (67.0) 19 (17.0) 18 (16.1) [7, 11, 13] 5.8
Patient‐Doctor 145 (86.3) 56 (38.6) 48 (33.1) 41 (28.3) [6, 9, 11] 7.3
Quality of Life 144 (85.7) 44 (30.6) 54 (37.5) 46 (31.9) [3, 4, 6] 3.7
Health Inequity 138 (82.1) 45 (32.6) 52 (37.7) 41 (29.7) [3, 4, 6] 3.5
Multiple Conditions 133 (79.2) 42 (31.6) 48 (36.1) 43 (32.3) [2, 3, 4] 2.4
Special Needs 144 (85.7) 31 (21.5) 60 (41.7) 53 (36.8) [2, 3, 4] 2.7
Families/Caregivers 132 (78.6) 30 (22.7) 51 (38.6) 51 (38.6) [2, 3, 4] 2.5
Access 143 (85.1) 41 (28.7) 36 (25.2) 66 (46.2) [2, 3, 4] 2.7
Improve Research 122 (72.6) 47 (38.5) 43 (35.3) 32 (26.2) [5, 7, 8] 4.7
Rare Diseases 124 (73.8) 46 (37.1) 44 (35.5) 34 (27.4) [2, 3, 4] 2.1
a

Percentages are calculated as individuals choosing the level out of those who selected the priority.