Table 2

Themes and subthemes identified at the stakeholder meeting

ThemeSubtheme
1. Beneficence and non-maleficence1.1 Patient benefits
1.2 Patient risks
1.3 The uncertainty of risk
1.4 Patient interpretation of the risk-benefit analysis
2. Autonomy2.1 Informed consent
2.2 The barriers to communication
3. Distributive justice3.1 The allocation of resources: the individual versus the collective