Table 2.
Comparative Priorities of Patients and Doctors
| Sum of Scores for Each Theme (Groups 1–4) >>> | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Overall Score for all Themes Across All Groups | Frequency of Voting for All Themes Across All Groups | Ranked Priority (Based on Scores and Frequency) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umbrella Theme on patients priorities | |||||||
| Patient-doctor communication | 24 | 49 | 20 | 18 | 111 | 37 | 1st |
| Inefficiency of healthcare system | 49 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 106 | 34 | 2nd |
| Healthcare access | 32 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 3rd | ||
| Cost implications of treatment | 15 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 12 | 4th |
| Psychosocial impacts on patient and families | 35 | 35 | 9 | 5th | |||
| Treatment Work | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 6th | ||
| Priorities identified by doctor participants | Group 1 | Overall score | Frequency of voting* | Ranked priority (scores and frequency) | |||
| Impact of treatment work | 49 | 49 | 11 | 1st | |||
| Patient-doctor communication | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2nd | |||
| Inefficiencies of healthcare system | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3rd | |||
| Psychosocial impacts on patient | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4th |