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Individuals were asked about their disease characteristics, including limb pain (Visual Analogue Scale) and functional disability (patient-derived version of the modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association score). Individuals ranked recovery domains (arm and hand function, walking, upper body\/trunk function, sexual function, elimination of pain, sensation and bladder\/bowel function) in order of priority. Priorities were analysed as the modal first priority and mean ranking. The influence of demographics on selection was analysed, with significance\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 659 survey responses obtained, 481 were complete. Overall, pain was the most popular recovery priority (39.9%) of respondents, followed by walking (20.2%), sensation (11.9%) and arm and hand function (11.5%). Sexual function (5.7%), bladder and bowel (3.7%) and trunk function (3.5%) were chosen less frequently. When considering the average ranking of symptoms, while pain remained the priority (2.6\u00b12.0), this was closely followed by walking (2.9\u00b11.7) and arm\/hand function (3.0\u00b11.4). Sensation ranked lower (4.3\u00b12.1). With respect to disease characteristics, overall pain remained the recovery priority, with the exception of patients with greater walking impairment (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.005) who prioritised walking, even among patients with lower pain scores.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is the first study investigating patient priorities in DCM. 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