Attributes and levels used in the survey instrument.
| Physician Attribute Labels | Abbreviated Label | Levels* |
|---|---|---|
| Pain while moving around 1 hour after taking the medication | Ambulatory pain | None (0 mm) |
| Mild (25 mm) | ||
| Moderate (50 mm) | ||
| Severe (75 mm) | ||
| Pain while sitting, lying down, or sleeping 1 hour after taking the medication | Resting pain | None (0 mm) |
| Mild (25 mm) | ||
| Moderate (50 mm) | ||
| Severe (75 mm) | ||
| Stiffness 1 hour after taking the medication | Stiffness | None (0 mm) |
| Mild (25 mm) | ||
| Moderate (50 mm) | ||
| Severe (75 mm) | ||
| Difficulty doing daily activities 1 hour after taking the medication | Difficulty doing daily activities | None (0 mm) |
| Mild (25 mm) | ||
| Moderate (50 mm) | ||
| Severe (75 mm) | ||
| Risk of a bleeding ulcer requiring an operation within the next year because of the medication | Bleeding-ulcer risk | None |
| 10 out of 1000 (1.0%) | ||
| 50 out of 1000 (5.0%)† | ||
| 100 out of 1000 (10.0%)† | ||
| Incremental, treatment-related risk of a heart attack/stroke within the next 5 years†† | Heart-attack risk/stroke risk | No chance |
| 5 out of 1000 (0.5%) | ||
| 15 out of 1000 (1.5%) | ||
| 30 out of 1000 (3.0%) |
↵* On a 0–100mm visual analogue scale, unless stated otherwise.
↵† Not clinically relevant levels.
↵†† Heart attack and stroke risks are both cardiovascular risks and could not be included at the same time because they are inherently correlated. In the discrete-choice survey, heart attack risk was shown half the time and stroke risk was shown the other half.