Table 3.

Best-Worst Scaling Results - Patients

Feature	Frequency Picked Most Bothersome	Frequency Picked Least Bothersome	Number of Times Item Was Shown	Relative Score
Patients (N = 94)
Treatment damages kidneys and increases the risk of kidney failure	111	1	126	0.87
Treatment lowers white blood cell counts and increases the risk of serious infection	82	12	153	0.46
Treatment weakens your immune system and you get sick more often	68	9	136	0.43
Needing to go to the hospital to treat a side effect of the treatment	77	26	129	0.40
Treatment weakens your bones and increases the risk of a bone fracture	60	14	126	0.37
Treatment lowers platelet counts and increases the risk of bleeding problems	51	13	126	0.30
Feeling exhausted or tired most days during treatment	66	24	143	0.29
Having thinking or memory problems for a few weeks after receiving treatment	71	27	156	0.28
Changes in mood that may include lack of patience or nonstop talking for 2 or 3 days after each treatment	51	36	132	0.11
Having trouble working at your job or at home during treatment	39	32	150	0.05
4-hour IV, 1 time per week for 3 weeks out of every month	27	44	146	–0.12
1-hour IV, 2 times per week for 3 weeks out of every month	39	59	143	–0.14
You need to travel 3 hours roundtrip once a week to receive your treatment	36	72	160	–0.23
Difficulty sleeping for 2 or 3 nights after each treatment	36	74	146	–0.26
Experiencing hair loss for several months during treatment	20	69	132	–0.37
Injection at doctor’s office 1 time per week for 3 weeks out of every month	11	76	139	–0.47
Pill once a week for 3 weeks out of every month	1	121	139	–0.86
Pill daily taken at home with water	0	136	156	–0.87