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Table 3 Distribution of goals and concerns and ratings of importance

From: Psychometric evaluation of a decision quality instrument for medication decisions for treatment of depression symptoms

 

M (SD)

Range

Ceiling (%)a

% top 1st or 2nd choice

% with problematic formats or missing

Retest ICC (95% CI)

To get relief from your symptoms of depression

8.9 (1.8)

0–10

62.5

71.6

0.5

0.67 (0.59, 0.74)

To feel better as quickly as possible

8.6 (1.9)

0–10

51.9

52.5

0.5

0.72 (0.65, 0.78)

To be able to return to your Regular activities

8.8 (1.8)

0–10

54.4

29.8

1.5

0.66 (0.57, 0.73)

To minimize out-of-pocket costs

7.9 (3)

0–10

51.5

13.4

1.7

0.65 (0.57, 0.72)

To avoid taking anti-depressant medicine

4.7 (3.5)

0–10

15.7

12.9

0.7

0.83 (0.78, 0.86)

To avoid the side effects of anti-depressant medicine

7.2 (3.1)

0–10

37.2

16.9

1

0.68 (0.6, 0.74)

To avoid going to depression counseling or therapy

4 (3.5)

0–10

11.5

2.7

1

0.76 (0.7, 0.81)

  1. aPercent with a score of 10