The slider question asks patients to rate a statement or answer a question on a scale by dragging an interactive slider. The scale is usually numerical but you can choose to use numbers, symbols, letters, or words.
You can show the values (response options) of the scale or hide them.
Words, sentences or numbers can be added on either side of the slider as a point of reference, like in the below example, 0/5 (No Pain) or 5/5 (Extremely painful).
Steps
1. From the main menu, click Qnaires.
2. Start a new Qnaire or select an existing one. See Creating and modifying Qnaires.
3. Click the Questions tab and in the top-left corner, click New Question.
📌Note: At the bottom of your Qnaire, you can also click +New Question.
A New Content box with the possible question types appears.
4. Under Choose Type, click Slider.
A New Question box appears.
5. Click the New Question field. The field expands.
📌 Note: To edit a question, click the question you want to edit and the field expands.
6. Complete the applicable sections using the below table:
Field | Description |
Enter Question | Type a question. |
Question subtext (Optional) | Type any additional information related to the question. This appears under the question. |
Question Label (Optional) | To change the way the question appears (shortened) in the Qnaire responses, type the label.
For example: Question: What are some of your symptoms?
The question appears on the answer sheet in the patient's chart as Symptoms. |
Choice Type | The question type you selected above in step 2 is selected by default.
To change it, select a different question type. |
Extra - No Color Coding | n/a |
Extra - Not Related to Total Score. | Select if you are using scoring in your Qnaire and you want to exclude the specific question score from the total score. |
Optional | Select Yes to make the question optional to complete or No to make it mandatory. |
Label | To add a reference point in the slider question, type the description of the lowest score in the Prefix field and the highest score in the Suffix field. For example, in the example shown above, the description for 0/5 pain is No Pain. |
Selected Choice Text | Select Show if you want the patient to see the configured response options above the slider.  Select Hide if you don't want the patient to see the configured response options above the slider.  |
Qnaire Variable Name and Exportable Name (Optional) | This is used for exporting purposes (simple exports / data slices). Type a name or code you want to see when exporting data. |
Natural Language Conversion (Optional) | Allows you to convert a patient's response into a sentence that appears in an encounter note under the History section. |
Update Patient Data | Select the checkbox if you want the patient's responses to update data in their chart. Refer to Linking Qnaire responses to patient data for more information. 📌 Note: You can modify the patient data by clicking Edit. |
7. Click Close Question in the bottom-right corner.
📌 Note: By default there are four empty New Option fields under the question. If you don't need a new option field, hover over it and in the right corner, click X to delete, then click Okay to confirm.
8. To configure a response option, click the New Option field, or +New Choice to add another one.
The field expands.
9. Complete the applicable fields. For more information, see Adding choice options to your Qnaire questions.
📌 Note: You can create follow-up questions in response to a patient's answer. See Creating follow-up questions to patient responses.
10. Click Close Choice to continue creating or editing the Qnaire.
💡Tips:
To move the question to a different position in the Qnaire, in the left side panel, click and drag the question to the suitable position.
To delete the question, in the top-right corner click X.
To duplicate a question click the copy icon at the bottom-right corner of the question.
11. To add more questions, click +New Question.
12. To publish the Qnaire, click Next Step.See Publishing your Qnaires.
📌 Note: If you edited an existing Qnaire and you are done, close the Qnaire builder window. The Qnaire builder automatically saves your changes.
Updated March 14, 2023