From: A self administered reliable questionnaire to assess lower bowel symptoms
Patient-Doctor Study | Patient-Patient Study | |||||
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Patient | Doctor | Patient (first questionnaire) | ||||
Symptom present | % | Symptom present | % | Symptom present | % | |
PR Bleeding | 55 | 45 | 54 | 44 | 53 | 38 |
Abdominal pain | 53 | 45 | 48 | 40 | 69 | 50 |
Change Bowel Habit | 52 | 43 | 50 | 41 | 65 | 46 |
Fatigue | 39 | 34 | 39 | 32 | 47 | 34 |
Urgency | 45 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 50 | 37 |
Incomplete Evacuation | 42 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 60 | 44 |
Anal pain* | 15 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 26 |
Weight loss | 18 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 15 |
Anal lump | 23 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 12 |
Mucus | 14 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 15 |
Anaemia | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 12 |
Abdominal lump | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 |