Table 1 Overview of the coding frame. The full coding schema, including examples and more detailed descriptions can be obtained upon request
Codes | Description | Values |
|---|---|---|
Patient data | ||
Sex | Male/female/other/not available (NA) | |
Age | Age of the patient at the time of the first encounter | In years/NA |
Sexual orientation | Heterosexual/ Homosexual/Other/ NA | |
Body-Mass | Body-Mass-Index (BMI)/NA | |
Disability | Any physical or mental disability | Yes/No/NA |
Occupation | Occupation of the patient at the time of the first encounter | Free text/NA |
Cultural, language, or migration aspect | Any cultural aspects, language barriers or migration aspects that could influence the patient encounter | Yes/No/NA |
Substance abuse (smoking, alcohol, drugs) | Any substance (ab-) use, such as smoking, alcohol, or illegal drugs | Yes/No/NA |
Patient representation (adapted from Kenny et al. [32]) | ||
Name | The patient is introduced with a name and is addressed by name | First name/last name/NA |
Social context | Family, relatives, or friends of the patient are mentioned | Family, friends/everyday life |
Use of direct speech and dialogs | Representation of the communication with the patient in dialogs and direct speech | Free text/NA |
Expression of concerns and emotions | The patient expresses concerns or emotions | Free text/NA |
Use of multimedia | Representation of the patient with multimedia elements | Image/video/text/NA |
Diagnoses | ||
Number of diagnoses | Number of diagnoses the patient is/was suffering from | Yes/No/NA |
Diagnosis/−es | Main/final diagnoses | 22 ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) chapters 2015 [36] |
Onset | Acute or chronic onset of symptoms | Acute (<= 1 month), chronic (>1 month) [37] |
Setting | ||
Setting (initially and during the course of the scenario) | Setting of the first encounter with the patient and transferal to other settings | University hospital, hospital (non-university), general medical practice, specialist, non-medical facility, other, NA (single choice) |
Scenario closure | Concluding of the VP scenario | Ongoing, resolved, died, unstated [37] |