Patients’ Perceptions of the Prototype Pro forma

1. Most of the patients agreed and strongly agreed on the usefulness of the report.
2. Most of the patients agreed and strongly agreed that the report will help them to act and manage their condition.
3. More than one quarter of the patients (26.2%) reported that the graph was the most useful part in the report.
4. More than one quarter of the patients (27.3%) did not report any part in the report as the least useful.
5. 82.6% of the patients wanted to keep the report.
6. Approximately one third of the patients (31.6%) wanted to keep the report for future reference and records and more than one quarter of the patients (26.4%) wanted to keep it to remind them to do the requested things.
7. Approximately half of the patients (47.4%) filed the report and 15.85% of the patients put it around somewhere.
8. The report helped 87% of the patients to know what to do and how to do it.
9. The report helped 87% of the patients to understand what to do compare to your previous experiences.
10. The report helped 69.6% of the patients to remember what to do compare to your previous experiences.
11. More than two thirds of the patients (78.4%) followed the directions of the doctor as specified in the report.
12. The gender of the patients only impacted on their understanding of what they needed to do; the male patients perceived their understanding higher than female patients. Other items did not impact on the patients’ perceptions of the report.
13. The age group (41-60 years old vs. 61 or older) of the patients did not impact on their perceptions of the report.
14. The participating clinic (MRC vs. Other clinic) did not impact on the patients’ perceptions of the report.
15. The ethnic background (Australian vs. Non-Australian) of the patients did not impact on their perceptions of the report.
16. The last time patients saw the doctor (3 weeks ago and less vs. 4 weeks ago and more) did not impact on their perceptions of the report.
17. The gender of the patients did not impact on their intention to act and manage their condition.
18. The age group (41-60 years old vs. 61 or older) of the patients did not impact on the patients’ intention to act and manage their condition.
19. The last time patients saw the doctor (3 weeks ago and less vs. 4 weeks ago and more) only impacted on the patients’ perceptions that the report helped them to feel more in control of their condition; the patients who saw the doctor 3 weeks ago and less stated that the report helped them to feel more in control of their condition higher than patients who saw the doctor 4 weeks ago and more. Other items did not impact on the patients’ intention to act and manage their condition.

In general, the results indicate high levels of acceptability of the new reporting format across all demographics.