Instrument comparison · F3 Patient
Paper questionnaire ↔ CAPI (CSEntry tablet)
Each section of the printed Patient (F3) questionnaire beside its CSEntry tablet screens.
On paper
1. Are you the patient? · 2. What is your relationship to the patient? · 3. Do you live in the same house as the patient?
- Q1: Yes (→ skip to Q4) · No
- Q2: Spouse · Son · Daughter · Father · Mother · … 20 options incl. “Other” / “Refuse”
- Q3: Yes · No
On paper
7. Sex at birth · 8. Part of the LGBTQIA+ community? · 9. Which group? · 10. Civil status
- Q7: Male · Female
- Q8: Yes · No · Not comfortable · Don’t know · Refused
- Q10: Single · Married · Live-in · Widowed · Divorced · Separated · Annulled · Not reported
On paper
11. Identifies as a person with a disability? · 12. Specify the type? · 13. May we view the PWD ID card? · 14. Type indicated on the card
- Q13: Card presented & verified · Card not available · Refused to present
- Q14: Physical · Visual · Hearing · Speech · Intellectual · Psychosocial · Multiple · Other
On paper
15. Highest education attained · 16. Employment status · 17. Main source of income · 18. Average monthly household income (amount & bracket)
- Q18 bracket: Under 50k · 50–99k · 100–149k · … · 500k+ · Don’t know (11 bands)
On paper
22. Electricity? · 23. Main water source · 24–25. Own or share faucet / tube? · 26–28. Own a refrigerator / television / washing machine?
- Q23: Faucet inside house · Tubed/piped well · Dug well · Other
- Q26–Q28: Yes, I/we have · No, I/we don’t
On paper
29. Socioeconomic class · 30–31. Indigenous People member? Which group? · 32. 4Ps beneficiary? · 33–34. Main health-care decision-maker
- Q29: Class A/B · Class C · Class D/E · Don’t know
- Q33: Yes (patient decides) · No · The companion decides
On paper
35. Have you heard about UHC prior to this survey? · 36. Source of information about UHC? · 37. Your understanding of UHC?
- Q36: News · Legislation · Social media · Friends/family · Health facility · LGU/Barangay · Don’t know · Other
- Q37: Financial-risk protection · Access to quality care · Auto-enrollment to PhilHealth · A primary care provider for every Filipino · Don’t know · Other
On paper
38. Currently registered with PhilHealth? · 39. How did you find out how to register? · 40. Who assisted you?
- Q38: Yes · No (→ Q43) · Don’t know (→ Q43)
- Q39/Q40: PhilHealth rep · LGU · Primary care provider · Employer · Self-registered · BHW · Friends/family · … + Other
On paper
41. Any difficulties registering? · 42. What was difficult? · 43. Know where to seek assistance? · 44. Where would you go?
- Q42: Unclear process · Took long · Didn’t know where to ask · Travel · No valid ID · Didn’t know documents · … + Other
On paper
45. What category of member are you? · 46. Benefits of being a member? · 47. Awareness of packages (physician check-up · diagnostics · hospital confinement · outpatient drugs)
- Q45: Formal · Informal · Indigent · Sponsored · Lifetime · Senior citizen · OFW · Qualified dependent · … + Other
On paper
48. Do you pay monthly premiums? · 49. Difficult to pay? · 50. Why? · 51. Registered with another health insurance plan? · 52. Which plan/s?
- Q48: Yes, I pay directly · Yes, my employer pays · No (→ Q51)
- Q52: GSIS · SSS · Private insurance · HMO · Pag-IBIG · Don’t know · Other
On paper
53. Do you have a primary care provider? · 54. Who is your main primary care provider? · 55. Is the location convenient? · 56. Are the clinic hours convenient? · 57. Is the usual wait for setting an appointment convenient?
- Q53, Q55, Q56, Q57: Yes · No
- Q54: General practitioner · Specialty Care Provider/Specialist · Both · Other (specify)
On paper
58. Wait time to set an appointment (Days / Minutes) · 59. Mode/s of communication available when scheduling · 60. If teleconsult was available, did you succeed in using it (scheduling)? · 61. Mode/s of communication available when consulting · 62. If teleconsult was available, did you succeed in using it (consultation)?
- Q58: numeric — Days (000) and Minutes (0000)
- Q59 & Q61: Face-to-face · Teleconsultation · Landline · Cellphone · Video Conference
- Q60, Q62: Yes · No
On paper
63. In the past 12 months, do you have a clinic/health center you usually go to? · 64. Name of the facility · 65. If none, why not? · 66. Is [facility] the one you usually go to? · 67. Why did you go to this facility instead of your usual?
- Q63, Q66: Yes · No
- Q64: free-text facility name
- Q65: I don't get sick · I recently moved · It's expensive · I can treat myself · I don't know where to go · I don't know · Other
- Q67: More accessible than usual · Service/specialist not available at usual · Recommended by friends/family … + Other
On the tablet (CAPI)
Q63 is Yes/No. Q65 is a check-box multi-select shown only when there is no usual facility (Q63 = No); Q67 is a check-box multi-select shown when Q66 = No (this is not the usual facility). Q64 is a free-text name; Q65 and Q67 each have an Other-specify text box gated on the Other tick.
On paper
68. Type of health facility you usually go to · 69. How long to travel there (Hours / Minutes) · 70. Mode/s of transportation used to get there
- Q68: YAKAP/Konsulta or primary care provider · Barangay Health Center/Station · Rural Health Unit/Urban Health Center · Public Hospital · Private Hospital · Private Clinic · Traditional Healer/Albularyo … + Other
- Q69: numeric — Hours (00) and Minutes (00)
- Q70: Walk · Bike · Public Bus · Jeepney · Tricycle · Car · Motorcycle … + Other
On paper
71. Type of primary care facility nearest to your house · 72. How long to travel from your house to it (Hours / Minutes) · 73. Mode/s of transportation used to get to the nearest facility
- Q71: Barangay Health Center/Station · Rural Health Unit/Urban Health Center · Public Hospital · Private Hospital · Private Clinic · Traditional Healer/Albularyo … + Other
- Q72: numeric — Hours (00) and Minutes (00)
- Q73: Walk · Bike · Public Bus · Jeepney · Tricycle · Car · Motorcycle … + Other
On paper
74. Have you heard of the term "YAKAP/Konsulta package"? · 75. Your sources of information about it · 76. Your understanding of the package
- Q74: Yes · No
- Q75: News · Legislation · Social Media · Friends/Family · Health center/facility · LGU/Barangay … + Other
- Q76: Free primary care consultation · Free health risk screening · Free selected labs/diagnostics · Free selected drugs/medicines … + Other
On paper
77. Are you registered with a YAKAP/Konsulta provider? · 78. When did you register? · 79. Since registering, have you had an appointment? · 80. Do you know how to book an appointment? · 81. Was that appointment a general check-up? · 82. Why are you NOT registered?
- Q77: Yes · No · I don't know
- Q78: Within past 6 months · 6 months–1 year ago · 1–2 years ago · 2 years ago or more
- Q79, Q80, Q81: Yes · No
- Q82: Don't know what a provider is · Don't trust PhilHealth · Don't know how to register · Registration is confusing … + Other
On the tablet (CAPI)
Q77 routes registration status: Q77 = No skips to Q82 (why not registered); Q77 = I don't know proceeds to Q83, so the registered block (Q78–Q81) opens only on Q77 = Yes. Q78 is a short single-select; Q79–Q81 are Yes/No. Q82 is a check-box multi-select (11 reasons) with an Other-specify box gated on the Other tick.
On paper
83. What best describes why the patient visited a health facility (e.g. RHU, health center, clinic, hospital)? · 84. What type of service did the patient usually access?
- Q83: New problem · Follow-up · Tests/diagnostics only · General check-up · Health certificate/admin · Immunizations/vaccinations · Doctor transferred here · Other (Specify)
- Q84: Outpatient care · Inpatient care · Emergency care · Primary care consultation · Other (Specify)
On paper
85. What condition/s do/es the patient usually visit the facility for?
- Q85: Upper respiratory infection · Hypertension · Immunization · Pregnancy or birth · Flu · Fever · Joint/muscle pain · Asthma or COPD · Diabetes · Heart problem · Kidney/Dialysis · Cancer · Gastro · Other infection · Accident/injury · Dental · ENT · Allergy · No condition – regular check-up · Other (Specify)
On paper
86. Which of the following happened during the patient's most recent visit?
- Q86: Saw a doctor · Saw a nurse/midwife · Saw any other healthcare worker · Basic tests (BP, height/weight) · Laboratory tests · Imaging · Prescribed medication · Minor procedure/surgery · Picked up certificate/admin · Admitted for confinement · Other (Specify)
On paper
87. Apart from this visit, has the patient done anything else to improve his/her health condition or address his/her health concern?
- Q87: Visited other healthcare facility · Sought alternative care · Sought telemedicine · Used home care · Bought medicine from a pharmacy · Did not seek other forms of care · Other (Specify)
On paper
88. Why are you visiting [FACILITY] for consultation/advice or treatment? · 89. Were you advised for hospitalization / to be admitted? · 90. What were the reasons why you were not confined/admitted? · 91. Do you usually avail consultation services for outpatient care?
- Q88: Sick/Injured · Prenatal/Post-natal Check-up · Gave Birth · Dental check-up · Medical check-up · Medical requirement · NHTS/CCT/4Ps Requirement · Other (specify)
- Q89 / Q91: Yes · No
- Q90: Facility is far · No money · Worried about treatment cost · Home remedy is available · Not PhilHealth accredited · No need/regular check-up only · Other (specify)
On paper
92. Which of the following did you use to pay for the cost of consultation? (Tick all that apply.)
- Q92: Out-of-pocket · Donation · Free/no cost · Free, charge to PhilHealth · Free, charge to Private Insurance · Free, charge to HMO · In kind · Don't know
On paper
93. Did you have any of the following laboratory tests done during your outpatient care? · 94. Cost of laboratory test/s (by payment source).
- Q93: CBC w/ platelet · Urinalysis · Fecalysis · Sputum Microscopy · Fecal Occult Blood · Pap smear · Lipid profile · FBS · OGTT · ECG · Chest X-Ray · Creatinine · HbA1c · Abdominal ultrasound · Dental Services · Other (specify) · None
- Q94 sources: Out-of-pocket · Donation · Free/no cost · Free, charge to PhilHealth/Private Insurance/HMO · In kind · Don't know (Yes/No each)
On paper
95. Were you prescribed medicine/s after your check-up? · 96. Amount spent for prescribed medicines (by payment source).
- Q95: Yes · No
- Q96 sources: Out-of-pocket · Free/no cost · Free, charge to PhilHealth/Private Insurance/HMO · In kind · Donation · Don't know
On paper
97. What was the final amount you paid in cash for your outpatient care? · 97.1 Other items included in the bill. · 97.2 Other expenses during the OPD visit not in the bill.
- Q97.1: Consultation Fee · Medical equipment or supplies · Non-medical expenses (e.g. Hygiene kit) · Other expenses (Yes/No + Amount each)
- Q97.2: a) Consultation Fee · b) Diagnostic/laboratory procedure · c) Medical equipment or supplies · d) Medicines or drugs · e) Non-medical: travel · f) Other expenses (Yes/No + Amount each)
On paper
98. Which of the following did you use to pay for your medical costs? (15 sources, Yes/No + Amount each.)
- Q98: Salary/income · Loan/Mortgage · Savings · Donation/Charity (Private) · Malasakit Center · Other Donation/Charity (Government) · Sale of Assets · Paid by someone else · MAIFIP · PhilHealth · SSS · GSIS · Private Insurance · HMO · Other (specify)
On paper
99. Have you heard about Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Services (BUCAS) center? · 100. Sources of information about BUCAS. · 101. Your understanding of a BUCAS center. · 102. Have you accessed BUCAS services? · 103. Which service/s did you avail? · 104. Without a BUCAS center, where would you have gone?
- Q99 / Q102: Yes · No
- Q100: News · Legislation · Social Media · Friends/Family · Health center/facility · LGU/Barangay · I don't know · Other (specify)
- Q101: Provides urgent care for non-life-threatening conditions · Offers outpatient/ambulatory services · Helps reduce hospital overcrowding · Allows timely consultation/treatment · Other (specify)
- Q103: Medical consultation for urgent/minor conditions · Outpatient/ambulatory care · Basic diagnostics (lab, X-ray) · Minor procedures/treatments · Referral to higher-level facilities · I don't know · Other (specify)
- Q104: Another DOH hospital · Private clinic/hospital · LGU hospital · Rural Health Unit/Health Center · Would not seek care · Others
On paper
105. Why are you confined in the hospital? · 106. How long were you confined? (Nights / Days)
- Q105: Sick · Injured · Gave birth · Executive check-up · Other (specify)
On paper
107. Total bill for confinement — for each funding source, was it used, and how much (Amount in Pesos)?
- Q107 sources: Out-of-pocket · Free/no cost · Free, charge to PhilHealth · Free, charge to Private Insurance · Free, charge to HMO · Free, charge to MAIFIP · Donation · In kind · Don't know · Other
On paper
108. Did the patient buy medicine/s from any pharmacy/facility outside the hospital? · 109. Amount paid for medicines outside (per-source) · 110. Did the patient pay for other service/s outside the hospital? · 111. If yes, what are those services? · 112. Amount paid for services outside (per-source)
- Q109 / Q112 sources: Out-of-pocket · Free/no cost · Free, charge to PhilHealth · Free, charge to Private Insurance · Free, charge to HMO · Free, charge to MAIFIP · In kind · Don't know · Other
On paper
113. What did you use to pay for the hospital bill — for each source, was it used and how much (Amount in Pesos)?
- Q113 sources: Salary/income · Loan/Mortgage · Savings · Donation/Charity/Assistance from Private Organization · Malasakit Center · Other Donation/Charity/Assistance from Government Organization · MAIFIP · PhilHealth · SSS · GSIS · Private Insurance · HMO · Other (specify)
On paper
114. Why did you not avail of PhilHealth benefits? (asked only if PhilHealth was not availed in Q113)
- Q114: Not a PhilHealth member · PhilHealth member but not eligible for benefits · Probably used PhilHealth but cannot remember amount (deducted upon discharge) · Too many requirements to comply with · Limited hospitalization benefits · Claims processing too long · Other (specify)
On paper
115. Final amount paid in cash at the hospital cashier upon discharge (Amount in Pesos) · 115.1 Other items included in the bill (per-item amount) · 115.2 Other expenses during confinement not in the bill (per-item amount)
- Q115.1: Doctor's Professional Fee · Medical equipment or supplies · Non-medical expenses (e.g. Hygiene kit) · Diagnostic or laboratory procedure inside the facility · Medicines or drugs inside the facility · Other expenses
- Q115.2: Medical equipment or supplies bought outside · Payment made directly to doctor/s and their secretary · Food · Transportation · Donation to the facility · Allowance for caregiver · Other (specify)
On the tablet (CAPI)
Q115 is a single Amount-in-Pesos number-pad (up to 9 digits). Beneath it, Q115.1 (6 items) and Q115.2 (7 items) each run a per-item Yes/No matrix where every Yes exposes an Amount-in-Pesos number-pad; both end with an Other specify free-text box. Total precedes the breakdowns (#517), mirroring the outpatient Q97/Q97.1/Q97.2 pattern.
On paper
116. Have you heard of the No Balance Billing (NBB)? · 117. If yes, sources of information about NBB? · 118. What is your understanding about NBB?
- Q116: Yes · No · I don't know
- Q117 sources: News · Legislation · Social Media · Friends/Family · Health center/facility · LGU/Barangay · I don't know · Other (Specify)
- Q118: Patient pays no bill · PhilHealth covers cost · Medicine/service included · No cash on discharge · Only certain patients/hospitals · Settled hospital↔PhilHealth · No extra fees · I don't know · Other (Specify)
On paper
119. Heard of Zero Balance Billing (ZBB)? · 120. Sources? · 121. Understanding of ZBB? · 122. Informed about ZBB upon admission? · 123. To what extent did ZBB reduce your financial burden?
- Q119: Yes · No · I don't know · Q122: Yes · No
- Q120 sources: News … + Other · Q121: same as Q118, but option 5 = "Only PhilHealth members and DOH-run hospitals" … + Other
- Q123: Significantly reduced burden · Lessened some costs but still OOP · Some relief, limited vs needs · No noticeable difference
On paper
124. Heard of MAIFIP (Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients)? (SKIP IF ANSWERED MAIFIP IN Q113) · 125. Sources? · 126. Availed MAIFIP this confinement? · 127. Any out-of-pocket payment? · 128. Which items paid OOP? · 129. Why not avail MAIFIP?
- Q124: Yes · No · I don't know · Q126/Q127: Yes · No
- Q125 sources: News … + Other (no gated text) · Q128: Drugs · Laboratory · Professional Fees · Accommodation · None · Other (specify)
- Q129: Not eligible · Too complicated · Don't like basic ward · No available basic ward
On paper
130. Have you or your household had to reduce spending on things you need (such as food, housing, or utilities) because of this health expenditure in the last 1 month?
- Q130: Yes · No · Don't know · Refused to answer
On paper
131–134. Satisfaction with cleanliness and comfort — Waiting areas · Bathrooms/toilets · Consultation Rooms · Rooms (inpatients only). · 135. Satisfied with overall time spent from registration to exiting the facility?
- Q131–Q135: Very Satisfied · Satisfied · Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied · Dissatisfied · Very Dissatisfied · Not applicable
On paper
In most recent visit, how often did the staff… 136. treat you with courtesy and respect? · 137. listen carefully to what you say or ask? · 138. explain your condition and procedures understandably? · 139. give you the chance to make decisions about your treatment? · 140. ask for your consent before performing treatments or tests?
- Q136–Q140: Never · Sometimes · Usually · Always · I don't know
On paper
141. Did staff assure the patient's condition will be kept confidential? · 142. Did staff respect your privacy during the physical consultation? · 143. Overall, would you recommend [facility_name] to a friend or relative? · 144. How would the patient rate the quality of care received at [facility_name]?
- Q141–Q142: Yes · No · I don't know · Q143: Yes · No
- Q144: Very Satisfied · Satisfied · Neither · Dissatisfied · Very Dissatisfied · Not applicable
On paper
145. How often do you purchase or receive medicines? · 146. Was the most recent medicine purchased prescribed by a doctor or over-the-counter (OTC)? · 147. What are the medications that you usually take?
- Q145: Weekly · Bi-weekly · Monthly · Rarely · Never
- Q146: Prescribed by a doctor · Over-the-counter medicine · Purchased both · I don't know
- Q147: free-text list of medications
On paper
148. What are the medical conditions that you take the medicines for? · Which medicine(s) do you take for the condition(s) selected? · 149. Where do you usually buy or receive your medicines? (Select all that apply)
- Q148: Upper respiratory infection · Hypertension · Immunization · Pregnancy/birth · Flu · Fever · Joint/muscle pain · Asthma/COPD · Diabetes · Heart problem … + No condition (regular check-up) + Other (Specify)
- Q149: Public Hospital · Private Hospital · Chain Pharmacies (Mercury, Watsons, TGP, Generika) · Local pharmacies · Online stores (Shopee, Lazada) · Barangay Health Station · RHU/City Health Office · Other (specify)
On paper
150. Travel time from home to nearest pharmacy (hours HH, minutes MM) · 151. How easy is it for you to access a pharmacy or drugstore?
- Q150: numeric — hours (HH) + minutes (MM)
- Q151: Very difficult · Difficult · Neutral · Easy · Very easy
On paper
152. Have you heard of the GAMOT Package (part of PhilHealth's YAKAP/Konsulta)? · 153. Sources of information for GAMOT · 154. Your understanding of GAMOT · 155. Did you get medicines from GAMOT in the past 6 months? · 156. Medications obtained from GAMOT · 157. Where did you get the rest of the medicines?
- Q152/Q155: Yes · No
- Q153: News · Legislation · Social Media · Friends/Family · Health center · LGU/Barangay · I don't know · Other (Specify)
- Q154: Free/affordable outpatient medicines · Continuous availability · Reduces out-of-pocket · Supports common/chronic illness treatment · I don't know · Other (specify)
- Q157: Pharmacy · Public/Private hospital · PCP (paid/free) · LGU free · None — got all from GAMOT · Other (Specify)
On paper
158. Do you know the difference between 'branded' and 'generic' medicine? · 159. Was/were the medicine/s bought outside GAMOT branded or generic? · 160. If generic, why? · 161. If branded, why?
- Q158: Yes · No
- Q159: Branded · Generic · Both · Don't know the difference · Not applicable
- Q160: Lower cost · Prescribed by doctor · Readily available · Given for free · More/as effective · I don't know · Other (Specify)
- Q161: Branded more effective · Not aware of generic · Prescribed by doctor · Given for free · Prefer branded · I don't know · Other (Specify)
On paper
162. At your most recent visit, did a healthcare worker refer you to another facility/specialist? · 163. What type of care was the referral for? · 164. What kind of specialist did they recommend? · 165. How did they refer you?
- Q162: Yes · No
- Q163: Outpatient · Emergency · Inpatient · Dental · Other facility visits · Special therapy · Alternative care · Outreach/medical missions · Home healthcare · Telemedicine … + None of the above + Other (Specify)
- Q164: No specialty · Anesthesia · Dermatology · Emergency Medicine · Family Medicine … + I don't know + Other (Specify)
- Q165: Physical referral slip · E-referral · Phone call referring→receiving · I don't know · Other (Specify)
On paper
166. Did they discuss the different places you could have gone? · 167. Did they help you make the appointment? · 168. Did they write down information for the specialist? · 169. Have you visited the referred facility? · 170. Did they follow up with you after the visit?
- Q166/Q167/Q168/Q170: Yes · No
- Q169: Yes · No, I'm not planning to · Not yet, but I'm planning to
On paper
171. Why are you NOT planning to visit?
- Q171: Facility too far · Don't trust referred facility · No time · Worried about additional costs · Not needed · Don't know how to get there · Other (Specify)
On paper
172. Was the visit a referral from your primary care facility? · 173. Does your PCP know you made the visit? · 174. Did your PCP discuss the different places you could have gone? · 175. Did your PCP (or staff) help make the appointment? · 176. Did your PCP write down info for the specialist? · 177. As it wasn't a referral, why did you decide to visit a hospital?
- Q172/Q174/Q175/Q176: Yes · No
- Q173: Yes · No · I don't know
- Q177: Referred by other specialist · Nearest facility · Usual source of care · Only place for a certain test · Referred by BHW/nurse/midwife · Referred by family/friends · Subsidized/free services · ZBB eligibility · I don't know · Other (Specify)
On paper
178. Overall, how would you rate your experience with the referral process?
- Q178: Very Satisfied · Satisfied · Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied · Dissatisfied · Very Dissatisfied























