TABLE 4

Patients with Mental Disability

Major themeSubtheme% (normalized to major theme)
4.1: Method of questioning (67%)4.11: Ask patient (slowly, simple language)26
4.12: Ask caregiver/relative50
4.13: Ask nurse/doctor11
4.14: Consult notes7
4.15: Use visual aids3
4.16: Same for all female patients2
4.17: Do not ask1
4.2: Determining risk of pregnancy (7%)4.21: Question regarding LMP38
4.22: Question regarding contraception26
4.23: Question regarding if sexually active35
4.3: Pregnancy testing (17%)4.31: Pregnancy test41
4.32: Serum human chorionic gonadotropin38
4.33: Urine21
4.4: Subjective assessment (7%)4.41: Assume not sexually active3
4.42: Assess communication/understanding97
4.5: Unable to determine (1%)4.51: Do not perform scan60
4.52: Postpone scan40