Impact of question order on prioritisation of outcomes in the development of a core outcome set: a randomised controlled trial

Table 5 Number of items retained at end of round 1 by patients and health professionals

Stakeholder group	Participants (n)		Outcome type	Items retained at end of round 1^a, n (%)				Discordant items (%)
Stakeholder group	PRO first	PRO last	Outcome type	Retained by both groups	Retained by PRO first only	Retained by PRO last only	Retained by neither group	Discordant items (%)
Patients	59	57	PRO	14/38	0/38	16/38	8/38	42.1
Patients			Clinical	28/30	2/30	0/30	0/30	13.3
Health professionals	40	31	PRO	5/38	7/38	2/38	24/38	23.7
Health professionals			Clinical	12/30	10/30	1/30	7/30	36.7
All^b	99	88	PRO	17/38	1/38	13/38	7/38	36.8
All^b			Clinical	28/30	2/30	0/30	0/30	6.7

^aItems were retained by each stakeholder group if they were scored 7–9 by 70% or more and 1–3 by < 15%
^bFor ‘all’ participants, items were retained if scored 7–9 by 70% or more and 1–3 by < 15% within either stakeholder group

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