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Table 1 Number of question items with problems for each participant by cognitive process. (Figures in the first four columns show the total number of items which were problematic for that patient in that process. The total problems column sums across the four processes)

From: Qualitative assessment of the primary care outcomes questionnaire: a cognitive interview study

 

Cognitive Process

Patient Characteristics

Participant

Comprehension 1

Temporal Comprehension 2

Decision 3

Response 4

Total Problems

Gender

Age

Ethnic Group

Highest Education Level

Recruitment Method

Long-Term Conditions

1

4

1

–

4

9

Female

75+

White British

O level

PPG a

None

2

1

–

–

–

1

Female

55–64

White British

Other b

PPG

> one

3

4

–

–

3

7

Female

75+

White British

None

PPG

None

4

4

–

1

–

5

Male

35–54

White British

A level

GP

> one

5

2

–

–

1

3

Female

75+

White British

Other

PPG

One

6

6

–

–

–

6

Male

75+

Other

Other

GP

> one

7

1

1

2

6

10

Male

18–34

Other

NVQ

GP

One

Round 1 Total

22

2

3

14

41

      

8

2

–

1

4

7

Female

35–54

White British

None

GP

one

9

2

2

–

–

4

Female

18–34

White British

NVQ

GP

> one

10

2

3

–

–

5

Male

35–54

Other

Degree

GP

none

11

–

–

–

1

1

Male

55–64

White British

Not given

GP

one

12

–

–

–

3

3

Male

55–64

White British

A level

PPG

one

13

3

–

–

–

3

Female

35–54

White British

None

GP

one

14

0

–

–

–

–

Female

65–74

White British

O level

GP

> one

Round 2 Total

9

5

1

8

23

      

15

–

–

–

1

1

Female

35–54

White British

NVQ

GP

> one

16

2

–

–

–

2

Male

65–74

White British

Other

GP

> one

17

–

–

–

–

–

Female

35–54

White British

O Level

GP

one

18

1

–

–

1

2

Male

65–74

White British

Not given

PPG

none

19

2

–

–

–

2

Female

55–64

White British

Other

PPG

> one

20

–

–

–

–

–

Male

18–34

White British

NVQ

PPG

none

Round 3 Total

5

–

–

2

7

      
  1. 1Comprehension: (has the question been understood?)
  2. 2Temporal Comprehension: (has the participant correctly understood the period as current?)
  3. 3Decision Process (was any error introduced when the participant decided what response to give?)
  4. 4Response Process (Did the response categories include the desired response?)
  5. aPatient Participation Group
  6. bOther qualifications included Secretarial, City and Guilds technician, registered nurse and nursery nurse