Patient experience, General practice
Conditions
Interventions
Cross-sectional design. Patients were asked to fill in the HowRwe and EUROPEP questionnaires after consulting the GP.
Sponsors
University Medical Center Groningen, UMCG
Department of General Practice
Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen
Diabetes Centre, Isala Clinics, Zwolle
Postbus 10400, 8000 GK Zwolle
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Men and women who visited GP practices in the Zwolle, Hardenberg and Flevoland region aged 18 years or above and gave written consent for usage and (anonymous) analyzing of their information For the current study we will use two populations: 1. Population A: 90 Patients from two GP practices in Zwolle. Of these patients, 31 had DM and 10 had COPD. Patients were asked to fill out both the HowRwe and EUROPEP questionnaires. The patients were non-randomly selected to pursue a more normal distribution of the HowRwe scores. 2. Population B: 1925 Patients with DM or COPD filled out both questionnaires as part of a quality assessment in the Zwolle, Hardenberg and Flevoland region, performed by Medrie (an organization which facilitates and supports GP’s). Patients were randomly selected.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Illiteracy - Insufficient understanding of the Dutch language - Mental impairment - Such an visual impairment that the questionnaire could not be read
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Levels of agreement between HowRwe total scores and EUROPEP mean scores. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Levels of agreement between HowRwe score per item & corresponding EUROPEP mean score per subgroup. 2. Levels of agreement between HowRwe score per item & EUROPEP mean score. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactLaurence Doffegnies
Department of General Practice - University Medical Center Groningen
Outcome results
None listed