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BACKGROUND:The development of practical patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) to assess the user view of health programmes is increasingly important. Valid, shorter instruments are more likely to be used and completed than extensive questionnaires. METHODS:Consecutive adult outpatient attendees who were long-term survivors of childhood cancer completed the 16-item Patient Satisfaction with Communication Questionnaire (PSCQ). These data were used to develop a three-item questionnaire. The brief PROM was validated against data from a second, independent survey conducted in a similar fashion. RESULTS:In all, 93 individuals contributed PSCQ data, a response rate of 63%. The brief PROM was highly correlated with the original PSCQ in derivation (ρ=0.87, P<0.001) and validation (ρ=0.82, P<0.001) data sets. Using a cutoff of scores <9 to indicate dissatisfaction showed fair discrimination in derivation (sensitivity 85%, specificity 80%) and validation data sets (sensitivity 75%, specificity 78%). CONCLUSION:It is possible to quickly and efficiently assess satisfaction with follow-up clinics with three questions. This brief PROM could prove useful in monitoring services quality by allowing clinic users to provide timely feedback on their care.
journal_name
Br J Cancerjournal_title
British journal of cancerauthors
Phillips R,Absolom K,Stark D,Glaser Adoi
10.1038/sj.bjc.6605923subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-11-09 00:00:00pages
1485-8issue
10eissn
0007-0920issn
1532-1827pii
6605923journal_volume
103pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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