Table 2.

Perceived benefits of Patient Health Priorities Identification process

Benefit	Exemplar Quotes
Knowledge or insight into patients’ health and healthcare
Learning to ask questions	“It’s somebody who could help me to find out how to get help for something, to listen.” (P5)
Gaining knowledge of care options	“The [PHPI] process just didn’t seem as perfunctory as when you go do the doctor. [The facilitator] wanted to know more in detail how does that affect you and what would you like to change.” (P161)
Reinforcement of the patient-clinician relationship	“Well, it got me to realize that the doctor’s office and my own doctor are truly interested in my health.” (P182)
Patient activation
New perspectives of health and healthcare, goals, and objectives	“I found it interesting. It was helpful. It helped me sit down and really think about things, versus just kind of reacting day-to-day. It helped me refocus my thoughts and really kind of verbalize my priorities.” (P184)
Assertiveness and confidence	“Cuz it’s changed my assertiveness, where I used to keep it to myself. I think it’s given me more confidence in living alone at my age.” (P142)
Motivation for change	“She suggested maybe a nutritionist to talk to about the weight and stuff like that, which I’ve been going to. I needed the push, I guess, to ask to go see one.” (P9)
Communication
With family	“To be more open with my girls, because they’re really holding my life in their hands, because they do know that I have a living will. And I do want it respected.” (P142)
With clinicians	“Well it’s taught me to speak up, because I’m the type of person that, you know, “Oh, well, it’s minor, I won’t mention it.” (P161)