Table 1.
Overview of the coding frame. The full coding schema, including examples and more detailed descriptions can be obtained upon request
| Codes | Description | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Patient data | ||
| Sex | Male/female/other/not available (NA) | |
| Age | Age of the patient at the time of the first encounter | In years/NA |
| Sexual orientation | Heterosexual/ Homosexual/Other/ NA | |
| Body-Mass | Body-Mass-Index (BMI)/NA | |
| Disability | Any physical or mental disability | Yes/No/NA |
| Occupation | Occupation of the patient at the time of the first encounter | Free text/NA |
| Cultural, language, or migration aspect | Any cultural aspects, language barriers or migration aspects that could influence the patient encounter | Yes/No/NA |
| Substance abuse (smoking, alcohol, drugs) | Any substance (ab-) use, such as smoking, alcohol, or illegal drugs | Yes/No/NA |
| Patient representation (adapted from Kenny et al. [32]) | ||
| Name | The patient is introduced with a name and is addressed by name | First name/last name/NA |
| Social context | Family, relatives, or friends of the patient are mentioned | Family, friends/everyday life |
| Use of direct speech and dialogs | Representation of the communication with the patient in dialogs and direct speech | Free text/NA |
| Expression of concerns and emotions | The patient expresses concerns or emotions | Free text/NA |
| Use of multimedia | Representation of the patient with multimedia elements | Image/video/text/NA |
| Diagnoses | ||
| Number of diagnoses | Number of diagnoses the patient is/was suffering from | Yes/No/NA |
| Diagnosis/−es | Main/final diagnoses | 22 ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) chapters 2015 [36] |
| Onset | Acute or chronic onset of symptoms | Acute (<= 1 month), chronic (>1 month) [37] |
| Setting | ||
| Setting (initially and during the course of the scenario) | Setting of the first encounter with the patient and transferal to other settings | University hospital, hospital (non-university), general medical practice, specialist, non-medical facility, other, NA (single choice) |
| Scenario closure | Concluding of the VP scenario | Ongoing, resolved, died, unstated [37] |