Assessment of Patients’ Views on Drug Benefits and Risks: An Interview Study with Cardiovascular Patients

Figure 4

Patients’ association of risks with their therapy. Patients mentioned risks actively without any suggestion or passively based on a list of suggestions. Every single mentioned risk was counted and categorized. Multiple risks per patient were therefore possible. Different risks could be categorized into the same AE category per patient. ^†AE category was not on the predefined list; therefore, passive mention was not possible.