VALIDITY OF A PATIENT-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ROUTINE OTOLARYNGOLOGY ADMISSIONS

Authors
ZEITOUN H AHMED I ROBINSON P
Citation
H. Zeitoun et al., VALIDITY OF A PATIENT-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ROUTINE OTOLARYNGOLOGY ADMISSIONS, Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences, 19(5), 1994, pp. 410-414
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03077772
Volume
19
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
410 - 414
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-7772(1994)19:5<410:VOAPQF>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
In this study the accuracy of a questionnaire filled in by 109 parents of children admitted for routine ENT surgery was compared with the we ll recognized verbal clerking. A major problem in communication betwee n doctors and parents was highlighted, as just 44% of the parents were able to state the operation their children were admitted for. The stu dy also showed that it is impossible to rely on parents to give the in formation required in the form of replies to questionnaires as the sen sitivity of the questions designed to recognize risk factors was poor.