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Table 3 Short list of concept classification provided from patient interviews

From: Multinational development of a questionnaire assessing patient satisfaction with anticoagulant treatment: the 'Perception of Anticoagulant Treatment Questionnaire' (PACT-Q©)

Domains

Concepts

Detailed concepts

Matching item in final PACT-Q

Treatment Expectations

Efficacy

Reassurance; occurrence or recurrence of events

#A1

  

Alleviation of symptoms (e.g. pain)

#A2

  

Recovery

None

 

Safety

Safe administration (mistakes in administration)

#A5

  

Minimisation of side effects (bruising, bleeding)

#A3

 

Convenience

Easy administration/route

#A4

 

Autonomy

Keeping control (of schedule, disease, treatment)

# A6

 

Cost

Cost

#A7

Convenience (evaluation)

Treatment

Administration/route

#B1

  

Bothersomeness, constraints

#B2

  

Dose adaptation

#B3

  

Drug-drug interactions

#B4

  

Drug-food interactions

#B5

  

Flexibility (storage, handling, place, context)

#B6

  

Time (planning, time spent, transport)

#B7

 

Blood test procedure

Constraints (frequency of monitoring)

None

  

Time (planning, time spent, transport); trip

#B8

  

Bothersomeness, constraints

#B9

 

Autonomy

Dependence on nurse, caregiver

#B10

Anticoagulant Treatment Satisfaction (evaluation)

Efficacy

Reassurance, occurrence, or reoccurrence of events

#D1

  

Alleviation of disease symptoms

#D2

 

Safety

Side effects

#D3

  

Safe administration (mistakes in administration)

None

 

Autonomy

Route of administration

None

  

Keeping control of disease/worries about not keeping control

#D4

  

Satisfaction with staff

#D5

  

Preference with treatment form

#D6

  

Overall treatment satisfaction

#D7

Burden of Disease & Treatment (evaluation)

Impact of side effects, disease symptoms and blood monitoring

On daily activities

#C1

  

On work

#C1

 

Discomfort

Because of bruising, pain

#C2

 

Treatment interruption

Worries about interrupting treatment

#B11