Primary Care
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to examine patient acceptability, for providing brief research information, whilst self-completing an automated check-in screen prior to any general practice consultation.
Detailed description
The Automated Check-in Data Collection (AC DC) Study, is a pilot feasibility study, observing patients consulting in general practice and completing an automated check-in screen prior to their booked appointment, to confirm their attendance. Participants will be recruited over three weeks from approximately 11 participating general practices. The primary objective of the study is to assess patient acceptability for answering brief research questions in the general practice waiting room, using an automated check-in screen. This will be measured by observing the percentage of completed automated check-in screens with entered research data. Secondary objectives will assess check-in completion of self-reported pain and willingness to be contacted about future research studies of relevance. Reported severity of bodily pain experienced over the last 4 weeks and the proportion of patients agreeing to be contacted about future research studies of relevance, will be observed.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Keele University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients 18 years of age or over attending participating general practices for a consultation with any healthcare professional. * Patients registered with the participating general practice during the specified recruitment period. * Patients able to read and respond in English.
Exclusion criteria
• Patients under the age of 18 attending the general practice for a consultation with a healthcare professional.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-reported Bodily Pain | Through study completion at 1st visit (Day 1) | To assess what self-reported degrees of pain were reported by participants and what proportion of participants did answer a research question within the general practice waiting room using an automated check-in screen. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bodily Pain Response | Through study completion at 1st visit (Day 1) | Proportion of participants answering the bodily pain research question using an automated check-in screen. |
| Consent to Contact Response | Through study completion at 1st visit (Day 1) | Proportion of participants answering the consent to contact research question using an automated check-in screen. |
Countries
United Kingdom
Participant flow
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Cohort This was a Cohort, there were no arms. It was an entire group. | 9,274 |
| Total | 9,274 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Cohort | — |
|---|---|---|
| Age, Categorical <=18 years | 0 Participants | — |
| Age, Categorical >=65 years | 3292 Participants | — |
| Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years | 5982 Participants | — |
| Patients checking in for a consultation, answering a research question, using check-in sceen | 9274 Participants | — |
| Race and Ethnicity Not Collected | — | — Participants |
| Region of Enrollment United Kingdom | 9274 participants | — |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 5653 Participants | — |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 3621 Participants | — |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk |
|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 0 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 0 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 0 |
Outcome results
Primary
Self-reported Bodily Pain
To assess what self-reported degrees of pain were reported by participants and what proportion of participants did answer a research question within the general practice waiting room using an automated check-in screen.
Time frame: Through study completion at 1st visit (Day 1)
| Arm | Measure | Category | Value (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodily Pain | Self-reported Bodily Pain | None | 2937 Participants |
| Bodily Pain | Self-reported Bodily Pain | Very mild | 1061 Participants |
| Bodily Pain | Self-reported Bodily Pain | Mild | 1446 Participants |
| Bodily Pain | Self-reported Bodily Pain | Moderate | 2344 Participants |
| Bodily Pain | Self-reported Bodily Pain | Severe | 1125 Participants |
| Bodily Pain | Self-reported Bodily Pain | Very Severe | 9 Participants |
| Bodily Pain | Self-reported Bodily Pain | Not documented | 352 Participants |
Secondary
Bodily Pain Response
Proportion of participants answering the bodily pain research question using an automated check-in screen.
Time frame: Through study completion at 1st visit (Day 1)
| Arm | Measure | Value (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS) |
|---|---|---|
| Bodily Pain | Bodily Pain Response | 8922 Participants |
Secondary
Consent to Contact Response
Proportion of participants answering the consent to contact research question using an automated check-in screen.
Time frame: Through study completion at 1st visit (Day 1)
| Arm | Measure | Value (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS) |
|---|---|---|
| Bodily Pain | Consent to Contact Response | 8285 Participants |