Paediatric rheumatology services through the parents’ eyes: a pilot study to develop a disease specific questionnaire to monitor deficiencies of care
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Methods Expert interviews and focus group discussions were carried out in 2 centres to highlight on important dimensions of a new instrument. Audio tapes were used to extract relevant themes. Resulting items were combined with established items of PICKER surveys and so formed the pilot questionnaire. The latter was mailed to all families attending one of the centres during the last year. Responses were analyzed to establish a modified final version.
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