Table 8 Example of a vignette.
Miss Anchor suffers occasionally from a feeling of heaviness in the leg especially after standing for a while. | • suffers occasionally from a feeling of heaviness in the leg |
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Miss Anchor, 48 years of age, consults the surgeon. She recently visited the GP for varicose veins. | Miss Anchor: |
She is highly worried that the symptoms will increase or that the varicose veins will enlarge during the wait and that surgery will not be effective than. | • is highly worried about the symptoms and what might happen while waiting |
Miss Anchor encounters some limitations during social activities. She normally is a highly active member of a choral group, but she now has to cancel that regularly. She also visits her friends and family less frequently than normal. | • has some limitations during usual social activities |
Miss Anchor is still able to work fully. The varicose veins do not interfere with her job in an employment agency. | • is still able to work fully |