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. 2019 Mar 20;4(1):2381468319837925. doi: 10.1177/2381468319837925

Table 3.

Top Ranked Contextual Considerations, Non-Health and Resource Use Attributes

Ranking
Focus Group Activity 1 2 3
Patients Individuala How well established the treatment is (Scored: 43) Reputation of the oncologist, cancer center, group (Scored: 46) Lifestyle modifications (Scored: 53)
Groupa How well established the treatment is (6 votes) Reputation of the oncologist, cancer center, group (3 votes) Alternative options (3 votes)
Physicians Individuala Burden and inconvenience to patients (Scored: 28) Financial toxicity (Scored: 29) Burden and inconvenience on family and caregivers (Scored: 40)
Groupa Financial toxicity (5 votes) Burden and inconvenience to patients (4 votes) Societal costs and consequences (2 votes)
Nurses Individuala Communication (Scored: 60) Patient expectations (Scored: 63) Barriers (Scored: 67)
Groupa Communication (6 votes) Innovation (6 votes) Patient expectations (4 votes)
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“Individual” refers to the participants’ silent (private) ranking, while “group” denotes the public voting process.