Examples from included studies for key concepts relating to mechanisms of prioritisation
| Concept | Examples from included studies | |
| Mechanisms of prioritisation | Unpredictability of symptoms | ‘My final issue is diverticulitis. In many ways that is the thing that makes the most impact on my life because of the unreliability of it. You make plans to do something to go somewhere and at the last minute you don’t dare leave the house because you don’t leave the loo. In itself it’s not an important medical issue. It’s the social problem more than anything else.’ Lindsay et al 49 |
| Quality of life versus length of life | ‘If you don't feel good, you can't take care of yourself and you have to depend on somebody else, what's the good of living another 10 years?’ Fried et al 41 | |
| Facilitating clinicians’ decision making | ‘In future, I'll be happier to be more decisive in keeping an eye on what we do and do not do as regards this patient.’ Van Summeren et al 45 |