Individual group shortlists of important outcomes from round 2 of the nominal group technique.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work | Treatments stop things deteriorating | Pain | Pain – constant, dull |
| Leisure activities | Not to be in constant pain | Fatigue | Mobility |
| Daily activities | To maintain independence | Stiffness | Fatigue – emotional, mental, physical |
| Quality of life – well-being | Feeling less isolated | Sleep | Quality of life |
| Medicines’ side effects/interactions/immunity | Side effects of treatment | Emotions/anxiety/mood | Impact and ability to work |
| Feel better after treatment | Longterm effects of treatment | Mobility/walk | Variability and control |
| Physical fitness | Reduce pain in my muscles | Drug side effects/interactions | Being able to exercise more |
| Touch and feeling in fingers | Frustrated | Less variability | Side effects and lowered immunity |
| Fatigue/stamina/mental fatigue | Variations in body temperature | Better immunity | Grip, strength, dexterity |
| Mobility | Enable me to be/return to normal | Skin | Confidence, mood, emotions, depression |
| Pain in back/joints | Be able to remain in work | Self-confidence | Weight |
| Mood/anger/frustration | Quality/continuity of clinician | Work | Joint damage |
| Stiffness | Treatments that do not interact with other medications | Slow progression | Pain – constant, dull |
| Independence | |||
| Self-management easier |
| Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Treatments stop things deteriorating | Side effects/anxiety about symptoms | Quality of life |
| Not to be in constant pain | Everyday activities | Loss of sense of touch/feeling |
| To maintain independence | Pain | Skin |
| Feeling less isolated | Variability | Sleep |
| Side effects of treatment | Inflammation | Pain |
| Longterm effects of treatment | Fatigue (physical and mental) | Frustration |
| Reduce pain in my muscles | Burden of treatment (especially blood tests) | Maintain independence |
| Frustrated | Physical fitness and not gaining weight | Lowered immunity |
| Variations in body temperature | Effect on work | Mobility/walk about more easily |
| Enable me to be/return to normal | Getting back to normal | Flare (and anxiety about flare) |
| Be able to remain in work | Keeping up with peers | Stress |
| Quality/continuity of clinician | Mobility | Fatigue – physical, mental (concentration), emotional |
| Treatments that do not interact with other medications | Clearer skin (to avoid embarrassment because of other people) |