How sharp can a screening tool be? A qualitative study of patients' experience of completing a bowel cancer screening questionnaire.
There 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. To examine qu...
| Publicado en: | Health Expectations Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 170 - 178 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2011
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104898503&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104898503 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 13696513 EVY jtl: Health Expectations issn: 13696513 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jun2011 vid: 14 iid: 2 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 104898503 60676174 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00629.x NLM20860781 104898503 ppf: 170 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: How sharp can a screening tool be? A qualitative study of patients' experience of completing a bowel cancer screening questionnaire. aug: au: Pugh, Wendy Porter, Alison M. affil: Specialist Screening Practitioner, Nurse Endoscopist and GRS Lead Nurse for North Wales, North West Wales NHS Trust and National Leadership and Innovations Agency for Healthcare, Endoscopy Unit, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor sug: subj: Patient Attitudes Colorectal Neoplasms Prevention and Control Health Screening Methods Qualitative Studies Human Questionnaires Wales Middle Age Aged Aged, 80 and Over Semi-Structured Interview Audiorecording Content Analysis Thematic Analysis Male Female Information Literacy Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over Male Female ab: There 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. To examine qualitatively patients' perspectives on ease of use of the PCQ, and their attitude to completing it. The 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. The 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. Although 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. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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