Factor | Factor level | Mean utility score* | Mean importance score (%)† |
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*The mean utility score is the mean of the utility scores for all respondents. The constant was 11.21. | |||
†The mean importance score is the mean of the importance scores for all respondents. | |||
See Appendix for a worked example of how importance scores are calculated from the utility scores of individual respondents. | |||
Complication risk | 1% | –0.4144 | 45.84 |
5% | –2.0722 | ||
10% | –4.1444 | ||
Waiting time | 4 months | –1.1189 | 41.11 |
8 months | –2.2378 | ||
16 months | –4.5755 | ||
Surgeon grade | Consultant | –1.0445 | 13.05 |
Junior | –2.0890 |