Table 6 Themes and subthemes on feasibility and acceptability of the e-EQ-5D-5L/VAS synthesized from doctor focus groups
Themes | Subthemes |
|---|---|
Ease of use in terms of viewing the report | |
Clarity of information | Clear layout of the report |
Ease of interpretation | Easy to compare with the population mean |
Easy to see the trend of scores | |
Limitations in interpretation | Other confounders present |
Positive feelings towards perceived usefulness | |
Understand the patient better | Better understanding of impact on patient's daily living |
Monitoring the progress of MSK condition | |
Useful for less active patients or patients with MSK issues as the chief complaint | |
Prompting a discrepancy in pain perception between doctor and patient | |
Manage the patient better | Increased lifestyle management/counselling patients |
Selecting treatment based on the trend | |
Negative feelings towards perceived usefulness | |
Situations where the report is not useful | Patients who already actively share about their MSK problems during consultation |
(Patient) Having follow-up by a specialist for MSK problem/ not coming for MSK issues | |
Aspects of care not addressed | Patient needs are better communicated verbally than by a score |
Feasibility | |
Time for interpretation | Quick reference |
Time-saving by knowing the patient’s pain condition before the consultation | |
Time to address the result | Balancing between the usefulness and additional time for addressing the MSK problem |
Limited consultation time/ The need in addressing other medical problems (in the same consultation) | |