| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Leeds Satisfaction Questionnaire (LSQ) |
| First Description |
Hill J, Bird HA, Hopkins R, Lawton C, Wright V. Survey of satisfaction with care in a rheumatology outpatient clinic. Ann Rheum Dis. 1992 Feb;51(2):195-7. |
| Year | 1992 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Satisfaction |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Korean |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Hill J, Bird HA, Hopkins R, Lawton C, Wright V |
| Title | Survey of satisfaction with care in a rheumatology outpatient clinic. |
| Journal | Ann Rheum Dis. |
| Year | 1992 |
| Vol | 51 |
| Num | 2 |
| Pages | 195-7 |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12641813/ |
| Brief Description |
Miles K, Penny N, Power R, Mercey D. Comparing doctor- and nurse-led care in a sexual health clinic: patient satisfaction questionnaire. J Adv Nurs. 2003 Apr;42(1):64-72. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02580.x. PMID: 12641813. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7980751/ |
| Brief Description |
An evaluation of the effectiveness, safety and acceptability of a nurse practitioner in a rheumatology outpatient clinic. Br J Rheumatic. 1994 Mar;33(3):283-8. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12641813/ |
| Brief Description |
Miles K, Penny N, Power R, Mercey D. Comparing doctor- and nurse-led care in a sexual health clinic: patient satisfaction questionnaire. J Adv Nurs. 2003 Apr;42(1):64-72. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02580.x. PMID: 12641813. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35945672/ |
| Brief Description |
Cho SK, Kim H, Song YJ, Nam E, Jones B, Ndosi M, Sung YK. Validation of the Korean Leeds satisfaction questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis with Rasch models. Int J Rheum Dis. 2022 Nov;25(11):1270-1278. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14419. Epub 2022 Aug 9. PMID: 35945672. |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Jackie Hill |
| j.hill@leeds.ac.uk | |
| Address | Academic and Clinical Unit for Musculoskeletal Nursing Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine |
| Website | --- |
| Available | Contact author for permission to use |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
The LSQ was developed to assess satisfaction with care, for use in a rheumatoid arthritis outpatient clinic. |
| Number of Items | 45 |
| Range | 45-225 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes and strongly disagree. |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
As the Leeds satisfaction questionnaire contains a different number of items in each subject group, scores were normalised in the range one to five to facilitate comparison between groups. 5-point Likert, sum of the 45 items. |
| Score Interpretation | Higher scores indicate a positive response |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | - minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research, Easy to use |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |