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. 2022 Mar 25;22:394. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-07733-9

Table 2.

Results on client characteristics’ relevance (median, IQR) per Delphi-round, sorted by category of client characteristics

Delphi round 1a and 1b Delphi round 2
Median Q1-Q3 IQR Judgment Median Q1-Q3 IQR Judgment
Daily functioning
 Meal preparation 6 2.75–7.0 4.25 Uncertain 5 2.5–7.0 4.50 Uncertain
 Eating and drinking 7 5.75–8.0 2.25 Uncertain 7 5.0–7.0 2.00 Relevant
 Continence 6 4.5–7.0 2.50 Uncertain 5 3.0–6.5 3.50 Uncertain
 Toileting 7 3.75–8.25 4.50 Uncertain 7 4.0–8.0 4.00 Uncertain
 Mobility 7 5.0–9.0 4.00 Uncertain 7 5.0–7.5 2.50 Uncertain
 Dressing 7 5.0–8.0 3.00 Uncertain 6 5.0–7.5 2.50 Uncertain
 Washing/showering 7 5.0–7.0 2.00 Relevant - - - -
 Medication use 7 4.75–8.0 3.25 Uncertain 7 5.0–8.0 3.00 Uncertain
Physical health status
 Multi-morbiditya 7 6.5–7.5 1.00 Relevant 7 7.0–7.0 0.00 Relevant
 Skin problemsa 7 5.0–8.0 3.00 Uncertain 7 5.0–8.0 3.00 Uncertain
 Vision and hearinga 5 3.5–6.0 2.50 Uncertain 5 3.0–6.0 3.00 Uncertain
 Malnutritiona 6 4.5–6.0 1.50 Uncertain 6 5.0–6.5 1.50 Uncertain
Mental health status and behaviour
 Cognitive skills for daily decision making 8 7.0–9.0 2.00 Relevant - - - -
 Mental functioninga 7 6.0–8.0 2.00 Relevant 7 6.0–8.0 2.00 Relevant
 Resiliencea 7 6.5–7.5 1.00 Relevant 7 6.5–8.0 1.50 Relevant
 Dementiaa 7 6.5–8.0 1.50 Relevant 5 3.0–7.5 4.50 Uncertain
 Self-management and self-directiona 7 6.0–8.5 2.50 Uncertain 8 6.5–9.0 2.50 Uncertain
Health literacy
 Learning abilitya 7 6.0–8.5 2.50 Uncertain 8 7.0–8.0 1.00 Relevant
Social environment and network
 Informal care 8 6.0–9.0 3.00 Uncertain 9 6.5–9.0 2.50 Uncertain
 Social networka 7 7.0–8.0 1.00 Relevant 8 7.0–8.5 1.50 Relevant
Other
 Illness prognosis 8 7.0–9.0 2.00 Relevant - - - -
 Need for technical nursing carea 6 5.5–8.0 2.50 Uncertain 7 6.0–8.0 2.00 Relevant

Note: Pre-existing client characteristics that were assessed as relevant in the first Delphi-round were not re-assessed in the second Delphi-round

aCharacteristics were selected from the client characteristics suggested by the participants in survey A. These were assessed in survey B (in Delphi-round 1b) and re-assessed in survey C