Self assessment of Health And Illness: Research In Neath Gastroenterology unit

INTERVENTION: Electronic Health Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (GSRQ/EQ‐VAS) ‐ a combination of Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Questionnaire and EQ‐visual analogue scale. The intervention was carried out whenever patients attended clinic visits during the 3‐month study follow‐up period rather than at planned timepoints. CONDITION: Gastrointestinal disorders ; Digestive System ; Gastrointestinal disorders PRIMARY OUTCOME: The Physical and Mental Component Scores from the 36‐item Short Form health survey (SF‐36), measured at 3 months. SECONDARY OUTCOME: 1. SF‐36 scores at 1 month ; 2. EuroQol (EQ‐5D) quality of life questionnaire, filled at recruitment (baseline), 1 month and 3 months ; 3. Clinic waiting times ; 4. Length of consultation, taken from routine patient records ; 5. Patient satisfaction, measured by the Outpatient Medical Interview Satisfaction Scale (OMISS) after each visit to the clinic INCLUSION CRITERIA: All patients attending gastroenterology clinic who are fluent in English and likely to be followed up in the clinic within 3 months.