Qualitative assessment of the primary care outcomes questionnaire: a cognitive interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Primary Care Outcomes Questionnaire (PCOQ) is a new patient-reported outcome measure designed specifically for primary care. This paper describes the developmental process of improving the item quality and testing the face validity of the PCOQ through cognitive interviews with primary care patients.

Methods

Two formats of the PCOQ were developed and assessed: the PCOQ-Status (which has an adjectival scale) and the PCOQ-Change (which has the same items as the PCOQ-Status, but a transitional scale). Three rounds of cognitive interviews were held with twenty patients from four health centres in Bristol. Patients seeking healthcare were recruited directly by their GP or practice nurse, and others not currently seeking healthcare were recruited from patient partici

SUBMITTER: Murphy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5796473 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature