Table 1 Types and coding of answering options for the patient experience items
From: Validation of the patient-reported experience measure for care in Chinese hospitals (PREM-CCH)
Type of answering options | Coding |
|---|---|
1. The five-point Likert type | Very negative=1 |
Negative=2 | |
Neither negative nor positive=3 | |
Positive=4 | |
Very positive=5 | |
2. The three-category frequency type | Never=1 |
Sometimes=2 | |
Often=3 | |
3. The four-category frequency type | Never=1 |
Sometimes=2 | |
Often=3 | |
Always=4 | |
4. The yes/no type | No=1 |
Yes=2 | |
5. The yes/no and one additional response type | No=1 |
I did not care/Not sure=2 | |
Yes=3 |