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. 2019 Jun 12;33(8):1058–1068. doi: 10.1177/0269216319854154

Table 2.

Illustration of individual re-ranking after discussion: Preferred outcome domains of participants in question 1 (n = 16).

Category / Items Participants 1–16 Weighted mean score a
Overall wellbeing P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16
 Overall wellbeing and quality of life 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 2.75
 Personal perception of wellbeing 5 0.31
 Cognitive dysfunction 4 0.25
Physical wellbeing P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16
 Pain and pain reduction of two points on a VAS/NRS 0–10 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 2.06
 Breathlessness and Breathlessness reduction of two points on a VAS/NRS 0–10 5 5 4 5 1.18
 Fatigue 4 5 5 4 1.13
 Nausea and vomiting 3 0.18
 Physical symptoms in general 5 4 5 4 5 4 1.68
Emotional Wellbeing P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16
 Overall emotions including loneliness 5 5 4 5 4 5 1.75
 Feeling safe in institution 4 0.25
 Depression/psychological care 3 4 0.43
Social and Family Wellbeing P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16
 Family anxiety and wellbeing 5 2 5 0.75
 Family carer burden 4 5 4 4 1.06
 Social care 2 0.13
 Relationship with family including sharing feelings 3 1 0.25
Spiritual wellbeing P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16
 Feeling at peace 2 2 0.25
Information and preferences P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16
 Communication (feeling listened to, shared decision making) 4 5 5 4 1.13
 Place of care – choice of place of care – treatment preferences 5 3 0.5
 Information needs and preferences (patient and family) 5 5 5 4 5 5 2 2 2.06
Adverse Events and Staff distress P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16
 Adverse events including medication adherence and pressure ulcer 1 4 4 0.56
 Length of unstable phase 4 4 4 5 5 5 1.69
 Timing and duration of intervention 4 0.25
 Staff distress 1 0.06

VAS: visual analog scale; NRS: numerical rating scale.

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Ranks are weighted (rank 1 = 5 points, rank 2 = 4 points, rank 3 = 3 points etc.). The mean score is calculated by dividing the weighted sum with the total number of participants (n = 16).