Properties of the Picker Patient Experience questionnaire in a randomized controlled trial of long versus short form survey instruments.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of the 15-item Picker Patient Experience questionnaire (PPE-15) when embedded in a short form instrument as compared with a longer form measure. METHODS: A postal questionnaire survey of patients recently discharged from two hospital trusts was carried out. Patients were randomized to receive the PPE-15 in either a four-page or a 12-page survey instrument. RESULTS: A total of 1445 questionnaires were mailed to patients in e...

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Authors: Jenkinson, C; Coulter, A; Reeves, R; Bruster, S; Richards, N

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of public health medicine
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 197-201
• Publication date: 2003-09-01
• DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdg049
• EISSN: 1464-3782
• ISSN: 0957-4832
• Language: English
• Keywords: Psychometrics; England; Patient Satisfaction; Quality of Health Care; Chi-Square Distribution; Hospitals; Questionnaires; Hospital-Patient Relations; Female; Reproducibility of Results; Humans; Male