Table 4.

Shortlist outcome measures (rated and prioritised) for infants 0–1 years old

Rank	Outcome measures	Domain	Percentage	Average rating
Healthcare professionals
Outpatient setting
1	Defecation frequency	Defecation	96	3.14
2	Painful defecation	Defecation	94	2.98
3	Stool consistency	Defecation	82	3.20
4	Discomfort	Associated symptoms	74	2.28
5	Quality of life (parents)	Quality of life	64	1.76
6	Abdominal pain	Associated symptoms	36	1.44
7	Crying	Associated symptoms	36	0.18
8	Faecal incontinence	Associated symptoms	18	0.76
Inpatient setting
1	Defecation frequency	Defecation	92	3.18
2	Stool consistency	Defecation	88	3.24
3	Painful defecation	Defecation	84	2.94
4	Discomfort	Associated symptoms	72	2.30
5	Quality of life (parents)	Quality of life	62	2.31
6	Time of hospitalisation	Hospital	52	1.82
7	Abdominal pain	Associated symptoms	28	1.50
8	Faecal incontinence	Associated symptoms	22	0.80

Parents
Comfortable
1	Stool consistency	Defecation	N/A	N/A
2	Defecation frequency	Defecation
3	Crying	Associated symptoms
4	Abdominal pain	Associated symptoms
5	Treatment success	Treatment success
Uncomfortable
1	Stool consistency	Defecation	N/A	N/A
2	Straining	Associated symptoms
3	Defecation frequency	Defecation
4	Crying	Associated symptoms
5	Painful defecation	Defecation

N/A, not applicable.

Outcomes ranked 1 to 5 no background colour and outcomes ranked 6 to 8 (if applicable a darker colour to visualise they were excluded from the top 5.