Table 6.

Shortlist outcome measures of patients ≥12 years old

Rank	Outcome measures	Domain	Percentage	Average rating
Comfortable
1	Abdominal pain	Associated symptoms	86	3.52
2	School absence	Treatment success	74	3.14
3	Faecal incontinence	Associated symptoms	66	2.86
4	Quality of life (child)	Quality of life	54	2.94
5	Defecation frequency	Defecation	52	2.58
6	Stool consistency	Defecation	42	2.46
7	Use of medication	Use of medication	16	1.92
Uncomfortable
1	Abdominal pain	Associated symptoms	86	3.38
2	School absence	Treatment success	70	3.08
3	Faecal incontinence	Associated symptoms	68	3.06
4	Quality of life (child)	Quality of life	50	2.74
5	Defecation frequency	Defecation	48	2.48
6	Stool consistency	Defecation	40	2.42
7	Use of medication	Use of medication	22	2.18

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.