being unable to do something or feeling powerless over something. 60 Section D: This is the title of the fourth section (Section D) of Part 2 of the questionnaire. 61 These questions concern This line explains that the questions Developer: your feelings during in this section concern/are about the In the UK it does not the last 4 weeks about feelings/opinions the respondent has include homeopathic the medical profession. had about the medical profession medicine etc. This may during the past 4 weeks. not be the case in all cultures, of course. medical profession’ includes ‘The doctors, nurses and other people who work in the health sector who the respondent may have been in contact with regarding their endometriosis. 62 If this section is not This line explains that if the Developer: relevant to you please questions in this section are not ie they have not had tick here and move relevant/do not apply to the contact with anyone onto Section E. respondent, they should tick the box in the medical and leave the rest of this section profession in the blank/uncompleted. last 4 weeks => If it is not usual to use a tick () in the target country, the wording may be changed to say or a ‘cross’ ‘place cross’ (X) 63 Felt the doctor(s) you This question asks if the respondent Developer: P2 have seen is (are) not has felt that the doctor(s) that they ok SD doing anything for you? have seen/consulted/spoken to is/are Q1 not doing anything for them (to treat the symptoms of their endometriosis, to provide information or support, etc.) during the last 4 weeks. Both singular and plural expressions should be conveyed here. 64 Felt the doctor(s) think This question asks if the respondent Developer: P2 it is all in your mind? has felt/had the impression that the The doctor may think SD doctor(s) is all in their a person is imagining ‘it Q2 mind’ during the past 4 weeks. symptoms, but may not give any thought is all in your mind’ refers to the to endometriosis ‘It doctor thinking that the respondent is imagining symptoms. The respondent may feel that this is the case if their doctor is being dismissive of/is ignoring their complaints about their symptoms.
being unable to do something or feeling powerless over something. 60 Section D: This is the title of the fourth section (Section D) of Part 2 of the questionnaire. 61 These questions concern your feelings during the last 4 weeks about the medical profession. This line explains that the questions in this section concern/are about the feelings/opinions the respondent has had about the medical profession during the past 4 weeks. ‘The medical profession’ includes doctors, nurses and other people who work in the health sector who the respondent may have been in contact with regarding their endometriosis. Developer: In the UK it does not include homeopathic medicine etc. This may not be the case in all cultures, of course. 62 If this section is not relevant to you please tick here and move onto Section E. This line explains that if the questions in this section are not relevant/do not apply to the respondent, they should tick the box and leave the rest of this section blank/uncompleted. => If it is not usual to use a tick () in the target country, the wording may be changed to say ‘cross’ or ‘place a cross’ (X) Developer: ie they have not had contact with anyone in the medical profession in the last 4 weeks 63 P2 SD Q1 Felt the doctor(s) you have seen is (are) not doing anything for you? This question asks if the respondent has felt that the doctor(s) that they have seen/consulted/spoken to is/are not doing anything for them (to treat the symptoms of their endometriosis, to provide information or support, etc.) during the last 4 weeks. Both singular and plural expressions should be conveyed here. Developer: ok 64 P2 SD Q2 Felt the doctor(s) think it is all in your mind? This question asks if the respondent has felt/had the impression that the doctor(s) ‘it is all in their mind’ during the past 4 weeks. ‘It is all in your mind’ refers to the doctor thinking that the respondent is imagining symptoms. The respondent may feel that this is the case if their doctor is being dismissive of/is ignoring their complaints about their symptoms. Developer: The doctor may think a person is imagining symptoms, but may not give any thought to endometriosis