Question 1: When to use a questionnaire

In which of these situations might a questionnaire be appropriate?

	a)	Asking for patient anonymous feedback about a new clinic
	b)	Examining the life experience of living with a chronic disease
	c)	Examining serious side effects of a new drug
	d)	Examining minor side effects of a new drug
	e)	Identifying first symptoms associated with a condition
Yes, a questionnaire can be used to get anonymous feedback and can be used to identify minor side effects (nausea, mild rash, headaches etc). It can be used to identify first symptoms associated with a condition (for example, thirst and diabetes). However, asking people by questionnaire their first symptoms might have a problem in that peoples recall or memory may not be perfectly accurate. So in this case it might be good to validate the answers with medical records. Questionnaires can not be used for serious side effects (people might be dead or in hospital so can't fill out the questionnaire). Questionnaires can not be used for serious side effects (as the person might be dead or in hospital so can't fill out the questionnaire). It is also not a good method for understanding a persons experiences, as it misses the depth of understanding that is achieved with interviewing. However, it could be used for anonymous feedback, minor side effects or identifying first symptoms associated with conditions (like thirst and diabetes). Your answer has been saved.

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