Measuring patient and relative satisfaction with level or aggressiveness of care and involvement in care decisions in the context of life threatening illness

The objective of the study was to develop valid and reliable discriminative indices which measure patient and relative satisfaction with two closely related aspects of medical care: the level of care received and their involvement in decisions regarding care. We generated items by literature review and interviews with patients, relatives, and health care providers. In the final questionnaires, we included the items identified most frequently as …