Gout Patient Survey

Hello, we are students from the University of Cambridge looking into opportunities for a patient-centric app for disease monitoring. We would be glad if you give us 5 minutes to answering the following question.

All participant responses will be kept anonymous. By completing the questionnaire, the respondent agrees that the anonymised data may be used in the publication of the results and shared with other academics and research partners for research purposes only.

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* 1. How old are you?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

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* 2. Which country do you live in?

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* 3. How recently were you diagnosed with Gout?

Less than 1 year

2-5 years

6-10 years

11+ years

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* 4. How confident are you about the causes of a gout attack?

Very confident, I know what my cause is.

I think I know my cause, but not very confident.

I am not sure with my cuases.

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* 5. How often do you experience a gout attack which requires medicine treatment?

more than 15 times a year

10-15 times a year

6-10 times a year

3-5 times a year

2 times or less than a year

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* 6. Do you track your purine intake?

Yes

If yes, how do you track your purine intake?
If not, why not?

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* 7. How much time a day are you willing to spend on tracking your daily purine intake with an app?

I don't want to track my purine intake.

Less than 5 mins.

5-20 mins

More than 20mins

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* 8. Are you willing to use a smartphone application to help monitor your gout symptoms and treatment?

Yes

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* 9. Which of the following features for gout monitoring would you find the most useful in a smartphone application? Please order from most to least useful

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* 10. Are there any other features not listed which you feel useful?

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* 11. How much money are you willing to spend on a gout self-managing app as a one-off payment?

I don't want to spend any money on it.

Less than £1

£1-£5

£5-£10

More than £10

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* 12. Are you currently using an app to track your gout condition?

Yes

If yes, what are some apps you are using to track your condition?

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* 13. Thank you for taking the survey with us!

Is there anything else you would like to add that you feel would be helpful for those with gout, or any thoughts you feel were not already addressed?

If you have any further comments please feel free to contact us at Cambridge University at either of the following email addresses:
Tianai Chen: tc572@cam.ac.uk
Liseli Sumbwanyambe: lns24@cam.ac.uk