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ADR Reporting forms

ADR Reporting forms. Design issues Making forms work A presentation by Bruce Hugman Consultant to the Uppsala Monitoring Centre. What makes you irritated when filling in a form? [1]. Uncertainty why form is necessary Excessive or bureucratic detail Complexity and length of time required

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ADR Reporting forms

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  1. ADR Reporting forms Design issues Making forms work A presentation by Bruce Hugman Consultant to the Uppsala Monitoring Centre

  2. What makes you irritated when filling in a form? [1] • Uncertainty why form is necessary • Excessive or bureucratic detail • Complexity and length of time required • Information required demanding troublesome search for details • Information required which author expected already to have • Repetition of personal or other details Bruce Hugman/UMC

  3. What makes you irritated when filling in a form? [2] • Inadequate space for answers • Questions which are not clear as to their purpose or requirements • Information which appears superfluous • Significant information which you have but are not asked for or cannot fit on the form • Inability to express your view within constraints of form • Complex or expensive return mechanism Bruce Hugman/UMC

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  6. How do forms from the commercial sector compare? • Generally well designed, easy to fill in and purposes and benefits clear • Medical forms often badly designed, poorly laid out, complex, demanding with purposes and benefits unclear • Commercial companies may depend on their survival; take form and context very seriously • Keen for people to take notice and fill in Bruce Hugman/UMC

  7. What makes a good form? • Simple, open, elegant design and layout • Structure; use of colour; white space; typeface; tick-boxes, space for response • Short (one page/10 min) • Clear headings and detailed requirements • Minimum necessary information • Clear purposes and benefits • Simple return mechanisms Bruce Hugman/UMC

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  11. How do forms from the commercial sector compare? • Want their forms (and image) to be more attractive than competitors’ • Design forms to suit audiences • Take communications design very seriously, spending time and money, always using specialists Bruce Hugman/UMC

  12. What makes you want to fill in a form? [1] • It’s a good form • It’s seen as a priority • Context and meaning are understood • You feel well disposed towards the author • Appears to be good reason for completing the form • Evident beneficial medical or scientific effects from completing form Bruce Hugman/UMC

  13. What makes you want to fill in a form? [2] • You know the effort will be appreciated • You know there will be personal and professional feedback • It’s worth the effort! Bruce Hugman/UMC

  14. Psychological issues • Attitude of the author of form towards the person completing the form • The attitude of the person completing form towards the author of form • Motivation of person completing form and perceived benefits • Balance between effort/time involved and satisfaction or reward of completing it • The whole context of reporting: culture Bruce Hugman/UMC

  15. Key points • ADR forms are one element in the general medical culture • Communicating and motivating are high-energy activities • Forms must be easy to complete, attractive, self-explanatory • Forms must be part of ongoing positive processes and relationships Bruce Hugman/UMC

  16. Over to you!

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