Table 1 Areas covered in the CRF and the patient symptom diary
CRF question areas | Patient Diary question areas |
|---|---|
Location of the consultation | Main reasons for consulting |
14 Symptoms and their reported severity at presentation | Daily rating of 13 symptoms |
Co-morbidity | Questions about the present illness |
Temperature | Smoking history |
Physical examinations performed and findings | Social demographic factors (e.g. educational qualifications, job, numbers of persons living in the house) |
Investigations ordered (e.g. blood tests and × rays) | Use of health care facilities - visited and contacted (e.g. GP, Nurse, pharmacist) |
Referral | Recovery |
Treatment details including antibiotics and over the counter medications | Expectations about treatment |
Follow up arrangements | Hospital admission |
Advice about work | Weekly questions ask about medication use, work attendance, brief quality of life questions (EQ-5D). |
Patient expectations | Beliefs about antibiotics. |
Perceptions of patient satisfaction | Â |