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J Am Med Inform Assoc 14:765-771 doi:10.1197/jamia.M2134
  • Original Investigation

The Value of Patient Self-report for Disease Surveillance

Table 5

Patient and Parent Feedback on Use of the Self-Report Tool

Survey items (1=strongly agree, 5=strongly disagree) Response (mean ± SD)
“I liked using this kind of questionnaire to give information about myself/my child.” 2.2 ± 0.9
“It was easy using the questionnaire to give information about myself/my child.” 1.7 ± 0.9
“I thought the questions about my/my child’s illness were too private.” 3.7 ± 1.4
“I thought the questions asking for addresses and locations were too private.” 2.6 ± 1.4
“I would be willing to give information about myself/my child again using this type of questionnaire.” 2.4 ± 1.1
“I was annoyed that the questionnaire asked medical questions that did not apply to me/my child.” 3.8 ± 1.2
“I did not like answering questions about addresses and places.” 2.8 ± 1.4
“I thought the questions asking about places were too difficult to answer.” 4.0 ± 1.1

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