Gastrointestinal disorders Digestive System Gastrointestinal disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Electronic Health Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (GSRQ/EQ-VAS) - a combination of Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Questionnaire and EQ-visual analogue scale. The intervention was carried out wh
Sponsors
Wales Office of Research and Development for Health and Social Care (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients attending gastroenterology clinic who are fluent in English and likely to be followed up in the clinic within 3 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Problem is primarily non-gastrointestinal 2. Currently taking part in an HRQL study 3. Frail or seriously compromised (American Society of Anaesthesiologists [ASA] status 4+)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Physical and Mental Component Scores from the 36-item Short Form health survey (SF-36), measured at 3 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. SF-36 scores at 1 month 2. EuroQol (EQ-5D) quality of life questionnaire, filled at recruitment (baseline), 1 month and 3 months 3. Clinic waiting times 4. Length of consultation, taken from routine patient records 5. Patient satisfaction, measured by the Outpatient Medical Interview Satisfaction Scale (OMISS) after each visit to the clinic | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed