Table 3 Patients’ preferences for HEN characteristics
Attribute | Level | Partial utility | SE | P-value | RI | Weighted RI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tolerability | Easy | 2.088 | 0.214 | <0.001 | 32.6% | 32.9% |
Hard | −2.088 | |||||
Adaptation to comorbidities | Adaptable | 2.095 | 0.240 | <0.001 | 32.7% | 32.9% |
Not adaptable | −2.095 | |||||
Nutrients and calories | Provides enough | 1.642 | 0.129 | <0.001 | 25.6% | 25.8% |
Does not provide enough | −1.642 | |||||
Container characteristics | Easy to handle | 0.527 | 0.108 | <0.001 | 8.23% | 8.29% |
Harder to handle | −0.527 | |||||
Connections | Easy to perform | 0.527 | 0.153 | 0.734 | 0.81% | NA |
Hard to perform | −0.527 | |||||
Information | Includes | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
Does not include | NA |
