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Table 2 Symptom: frequency (ranked by proportion of patients with the symptom in the patient-doctor agreement study)

From: A self administered reliable questionnaire to assess lower bowel symptoms

 

Patient-Doctor Study

Patient-Patient Study

 

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

  1. Notes: For the patient-doctor agreement study, n = 122 except for missing responses (maximum 8) or where indicated by asterisk; for patient-patient study n = 141, except for missing responses (maximum 7) or where indicated by asterisk.
  2. *for the patient-doctor study: n = 61 (based only on the second phase questionnaire) except for missing responses (maximum 4); for patient-patient study, n = 73 (based only on the second phase questionnaire) except for missing responses (maximum 1)