# A desirability of outcome ranking for adults with non-severe community-acquired pneumonia: a comparison of physician and patient preferences

## TL;DR

This study compares how doctors and patients rank the desirability of outcomes for non-severe pneumonia, highlighting differing priorities.

## Contribution

Introduces a new DOOR framework that incorporates both physician and patient preferences for pneumonia outcomes.

## Key findings

- Patients ranked uncomfortable but non-life-threatening symptoms as less desirable.
- Physicians prioritized traditional medical outcomes over patient-reported symptoms.
- Both perspectives should be considered when developing outcome rankings.

## Abstract

We surveyed physicians and patients to create a novel Desirability of outcome ranking (DOOR) for non-severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Patients generally ranked uncomfortable but non-life-threatening symptoms as less desirable, while physicians focused on traditional medical outcomes. When developing DOORs, both patient and clinician perspectives should be considered.