The use of chaperones for intimate examinations: the patient perspective based on an anonymous questionnaire.

The objective of the study was to identify genitourinary (GU) medicine patients' opinions concerning the offer and provision of chaperones and to audit adherence to clinic policy. An anonymous questionnaire was completed by patients after their examination in two GU medicine clinics in central and north London. In total, 750 patients were given questionnaires, of which 627 (84%) were completed and returned.