Table 2 Patients: percentage of items rated essential within the non-comparative and comparative context (a consistency effect)
Context of rating | Percentage of items rated essential by a participant, median (IQR) | Difference in medians (clinical minus PROs) (95% CI)a | |
|---|---|---|---|
PROs (38 items) | Clinical (30 items) | ||
Appearing first (non-comparative) | 65.8 (47.4–89.5) | 96.7 (73.3–100.0) | 30.9 (11.8–39.2) |
Appearing last (comparative) | 89.5 (60.5–97.4) | 96.7 (63.3–100.0) | 7.2 (−1.4–13.2) |
Difference in medians (last minus first) (95% CI)a | 23.7 (10.5–40.8) | 0.0 (0.0–20.0) | −23.7 |