Table 3 Individual ranking of all attributes important to patients and caregivers regarding organ allocation

1

Matching/blood type/tissue compatibility

13.97

14.74

12.62

0.032

94%

98%

84%

NS

2

Time on waiting list

11.08

10.91

11.38

NS

94%

73%

76%

NS

3

Need/Medical urgency

11.08

11.83

9.77

NS

89%

79%

65%

NS

4

Likelihood of surviving surgery

9.25

9.74

8.38

NS

78%

65%

56%

NS

5

Age/Life stage*

8.19

7.70

9.08

NS

67%

51%

61%

NS

6

Other illnesses, current health and fitness

7.50

8.04

6.54

NS

64%

54%

44%

NS

7

Duration of illness

7.03

6.74

7.54

NS

58%

45%

50%

NS

8

Quality of life

6.92

6.91

6.92

NS

53%

46%

46%

NS

9

Number of organs needed

6.14

8.45

2.23

< 0.0001

49%

56%

15%

0.001

10

Impact on recipients family/family circumstances/dependents

5.75

5.87

5.54

NS

50%

39%

37%

NS

11

Years of life after transplant - life expectancy

5.50

5.83

4.92

NS

36%

39%

33%

NS

12

Lifestyle factors (smoking drugs drinking obesity compliance)

4.81

4.04

6.15

NS

31%

27%

41%

NS

13

Post- transplant: Support, follow-up, adherence, ability to cope

4.33

4.35

4.31

NS

31%

29%

29%

NS

14

Whether first or subsequent transplants

2.25

1.00

4.46

0.002

17%

7%

30%

NS

15

Donor vs. non donor status

2.19

2.78

1.15

NS

14%

19%

8%

NS

16

Risk of losing graft/rejection/surgical risk

2.00

2.26

1.54

NS

17%

15%

10%

NS

17

Contribution to community

1.89

1.30

2.92

NS

6%

9%

19%

NS

18

Distance/geography/logistics: get to hospital on time

1.36

1.13

1.77

NS

6%

8%

12%

NS

19

Psychological state of recipient/major psychological illness

1.22

1.91

0.00

0.029

8%

13%

0%

NS

20

Likelihood of recurrent disease in new organ/cause of disease

1.19

1.87

0.00

0.038

6%

12%

0%

NS

21

Religion/race

0.53

0.70

0.23

NS

0%

5%

2%

NS

22

Sex

0.44

0.52

0.31

NS

0%

3%

2%

NS

23

Weight

0.00

0.00

0.00

NS

0%

0%

0%

NS