ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2011
How sharp can a screening tool be? A qualitative study of patients' experience of completing a bowel cancer screening questionnaire.
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- Gaining an accurate reflection of the reality of palliative care through the use of free-text feedback in questionnaires: the AFTER study.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2019Article
- Completing a Questionnaire at Home Prior to Needs Assessment in General Practice: A Qualitative Study of Cancer Patients' Experience.The patient · 2016Article
- The development and initial validation of a questionnaire to measure help-seeking behaviour in patients with new onset rheumatoid arthritis.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2015Article
- Philosophy, health services and research.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2011Article
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Abstract
introductionThere is evidence to suggest that the Patient Consultation Questionnaire (PCQ) is a reliable tool to predict symptomatic left-sided colorectal cancer. While previous research has examined the sensitivity and specificity of the PCQ as a tool, it has not addressed patients' perspectives.
objectiveTo examine qualitatively patients' perspectives on ease of use of the PCQ, and their attitude to completing it.
methodThe target population were patients in North Wales between 55 and 85 years with colorectal symptoms who had completed the PCQ. A sample of six was randomly selected. The approach was qualitative, using semi-structured, in-depth cognitive interviews, which were recorded and transcribed before content and thematic analysis.
resultsThe study found some areas of concern in relation to the PCQ's design and presentation, concerning such issues as the use of medical jargon or ambiguous wording, and the use of questions to which patients may not have an answer. It also found that patients responded to the form as something more than a screening tool, treating it variously as way of speeding up diagnosis and treatment, an opportunity to 'play the system', and a way of bypassing embarrassing encounters. DISCUSSION AND
conclusionsAlthough major problems were not identified, the minor issues observed in the PCQ's design and presentation may reduce accuracy and patient satisfaction. A greater understanding of patients' perception of the role and function of the PCQ may help clinicians to interpret responses to the form more accurately.
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