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| GRS-C item | Interpretation of “clinical quality” item: what aspects of colonoscopy did subjects feel were being addressed? N = 5 | Item intended by rating scale designers |
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| 1 | Patient satisfaction (3) Informed consent (2) |
Consent process |
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| 2 | Safety and accountability (3) Quality control (2) |
Safety |
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| 3 | Comfort (4), sedation (1) | Comfort |
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| 4 | Auditable outcomes (1) Quality indicators of care (3)∗ |
Quality of the procedure |
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| 5 | Adherence to guidelines (4) Triage priorities (1) |
Appropriateness |
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| 6 | If/how reports are submitted to referrer, documentation of procedure, reports (5) | Communicating results to referrer |
∗One participant did not respond to the question regarding domain 4.