Table 8.

Example of a vignette.

Miss Anchor, 48 years of age, consults the surgeon. She recently visited the GP for varicose veins.	Miss Anchor:
Miss Anchor suffers occasionally from a feeling of heaviness in the leg especially after standing for a while.	• suffers occasionally from a feeling of heaviness in the leg
She is highly worried that the symptoms will increase or that the varicose veins will enlarge during the wait and that surgery will not be effective than.	• is highly worried about the symptoms and what might happen while waiting
Miss Anchor encounters some limitations during social activities. She normally is a highly active member of a choral group, but she now has to cancel that regularly. She also visits her friends and family less frequently than normal.	• has some limitations during usual social activities
Miss Anchor is still able to work fully. The varicose veins do not interfere with her job in an employment agency.	• is still able to work fully