Table 1 Definitions of concepts in the P-BAS-P
Concept | Definition |
|---|---|
Goal | Personal outcome a participant hopes to achieve with the hospitalisation. |
Importance | How important a goal is according to the participant, varying from not at all important to very important. |
Status | How is it going with a particular goal according to the participant, varying from very bad to very good. |
Prevention | Only used for symptoms. The goal of the participant is to prevent a symptom. |
Preservation | Used for all other goals. The goal is to preserve a function/condition. |
Improvement | The goal is to improve symptom/condition/functioning. |
Change | Difference in status between follow-up and baseline. |
Score (S) | Component of the PBI. Combination of change and prevention/preservation or improvement. If the goal was prevention/preservation S = Change, if the goal was improvement S = Change - 1. See Additional file 1, section Calculation of the PBI for the full explanation. |
Patient Benefit Index (PBI) | Overall value reflecting the achievement of goals weighted by their importance. PBI1 is PBI with linear weighting scheme, and PBI2 is PBI with quadratic weighting scheme. |