Table 4.

Patient ranking of perceived importance of initial list of candidate patient-reported outcomes.

PROa categories	PRO statements	Mean importance score, range 1 (low) to 6 (high)
Symptom	Over the past week, did you experience tingling or prickling sensations in hands or feet owing to your diabetes?	1.8
Symptom	Over the past week, did you experience dry mouth owing to your diabetes?	3.0
Symptom	Over the past week, how often were you bothered by blurred vision?	3.6
Symptom	Over the past week, how would you rate your level of fatigue owing to your diabetes?	4.3
Symptom	Over the past week, how often did you experience increased thirst and frequent urination owing to your diabetes?	4.1
Emotional health	Over the past week, how often were you been bothered by emotional problems such as feeling anxious, depressed, or irritable owing to your diabetes?	4.2
Emotional health	How often over the past month, did you feel overwhelmed by the demands of living with diabetes?	2.75
Lifestyle behavior	On average, how many days did you participate in at least 30 min of physical activity over the past 7 days?	3.13b
Lifestyle behavior	Over the past week, how often did you eat (favorite unhealthy food)?	4.6
Lifestyle behavior	Over the past week, how often did you eat (favorite healthy food)?	2.25
Lifestyle behavior	How would you rate your sleep quality over the past 7 days?	4.8
Quality of life	I was able to keep my blood sugar in good control today.	4.6
Medication adherence	Over the past week, how often were you able to take your diabetes medication on time?	4.9
Medication adherence	How many days did you miss or skip at least one dose of your diabetes medication over the past 7 days?	2.9

^aPRO: patient-reported outcome.

^bDespite the lower score, physical activity was added as a PRO after review of transcripts and notes from patient and provider interviews.