Table 4 Physicians’ preferences for HEN characteristics
Attribute | Level | Partial utility | SE | P-value | RI | Weighted RI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tolerability | Easy | 3.32 | 0.036 | <0.001 | 33.33% | 33.33% |
Hard | −3.32 | |||||
Adaptation to comorbidities | Adaptable | 2.11 | 0.121 | <0.001 | 21.18% | 21.18% |
Not adaptable | −2.11 | |||||
Nutrients and calories | Provides enough | 2.42 | 0.089 | <0.001 | 24.30% | 24.30% |
Does not provide enough | −2.42 | |||||
Container characteristics | Easy to handle | 1.18 | 0.308 | <0.001 | 11.85% | 11.85% |
Harder to handle | −1.18 | |||||
Connections | Easy to perform | 0.93 | 0.395 | <0.001 | 9.34% | 9.34% |
Hard to perform | −0.93 | |||||
Information | Includes | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
Does not include | NA |