Table 4.

Best-Worst Scaling Results - Caregivers

Feature	Frequency Picked Most Bothersome	Frequency Picked Least Bothersome	Number of Times Item Was Shown	Relative Score
Caregivers (N = 32)
Treatment damages kidneys and increases the risk of kidney failure	39	1	44	0.86
Treatment weakens your bones and increases the risk of a bone fracture	26	4	45	0.49
Treatment lowers white blood cell counts and increases the risk of serious infection	28	5	49	0.47
Needing to go to the hospital to treat a side effect of the treatment	26	7	47	0.40
Treatment weakens your immune system and you get sick more often	16	2	41	0.34
Treatment lowers platelet counts and increases the risk of bleeding problems	20	6	44	0.32
Having thinking or memory problems for a few weeks after receiving treatment	22	8	52	0.27
Changes in mood that may include lack of patience or nonstop talking for 2 or 3 days after each treatment	16	10	43	0.14
Feeling exhausted or tired most days during treatment	16	15	53	0.02
4-hour IV, 1 time per week for 3 weeks out of every month	13	14	55	–0.02
Experiencing hair loss for several months during treatment	14	19	45	–0.11
You need to travel 3 hours roundtrip once a week to receive your treatment	14	21	48	–0.15
Having trouble working at your job or at home during treatment	9	17	51	–0.16
1-hour IV, 2 times per week for 3 weeks out of every month	13	22	53	–0.17
Difficulty sleeping for 2 or 3 nights after each treatment	9	24	55	–0.27
Injection at doctor’s office 1 time per week for 3 weeks out of every month	5	26	43	–0.49
Pill once a week for 3 weeks out of every month	0	37	43	–0.86