Cervix BT - 2016

Possible explanations

Physicians  more emphasis on identifying severe G3/G4 morbidity than milder morbidity  limited time to fully explore symptoms (general questions about any symptoms vs. systematical assessment of each symptom)  continuum of severity along which a patient is put into context

Patients  tendency to “please the doctor”, based on gratitude  certain symptoms too embarrassing to report  level of distress caused by the symptoms is rated (highly subjective)  psychological coping strategies (dissimulating / aggravating symptoms)

Kirchheiner et al. 2012 Vistad et al. 2008 Atkinson et al. 2012