Creating Surveys
Tesa Cloud offers three ways to create patient feedback surveys, each suited to different needs and time constraints.Survey Creation Options
When you click the + button on the Survey Selector page, you’ll see three options:Import Template
Start with a pre-built, clinically validated survey
Duplicate Existing
Copy one of your existing surveys as a starting point
Build from Scratch
Create a completely custom survey
Option 1: Import Template
Templates are pre-built surveys with clinically validated questions. This is the fastest way to get started with proven questionnaires.Available Templates
KOOS Knee Survey (For research & detailed analysis)
KOOS Knee Survey (For research & detailed analysis)
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score
The KOOS survey comprehensively assesses five dimensions:
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Questions | 42 |
| Patient Time | 10-15 minutes |
| Response Type | Multiple choice (5-point scale) |
| Best For | Scientific studies, detailed outcome tracking |
- Pain (9 questions)
- Symptoms (7 questions)
- Activities of Daily Living (17 questions)
- Sport and Recreation (5 questions)
- Quality of Life (4 questions)
- Internationally validated and widely published
- Detailed subscale scoring
- Enables comparison with published research
- Comprehensive functional assessment
- Clinical research studies
- Academic medical centres
- Detailed patient outcome analysis
- Insurance or regulatory documentation
- Practices focused on data-driven outcomes
Tegner Activity Scale (For active patients)
Tegner Activity Scale (For active patients)
Activity Level Assessment
The Tegner scale asks patients to select their highest current activity level from 11 options ranging from disability pension (level 0) to competitive elite sports (level 10).Advantages:
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Questions | 1 |
| Patient Time | Under 1 minute |
| Response Type | Multiple choice (11 levels) |
| Best For | Sports medicine, return-to-activity tracking |
- Quick single-question format
- Validated for tracking return to sport
- Easy to compare pre- and post-operative activity levels
- Widely used in sports medicine research
- Sports medicine practices
- Athletic patients
- ACL reconstruction follow-up
- Return-to-play decision making
MARS (For activity frequency tracking)
MARS (For activity frequency tracking)
Marx Activity Rating Scale
The MARS assesses how often patients perform four key activities:
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Questions | 4 |
| Patient Time | 2 minutes |
| Response Type | Multiple choice (5 frequency options) |
| Best For | Athletes, high-demand knee activities |
- Running while participating in sports
- Cutting (changing direction while running)
- Decelerating (slowing down suddenly)
- Pivoting (rotating on a planted foot)
- Specifically designed for active patients
- Measures functional activity frequency
- Short completion time with good detail
- Validated for knee ligament injuries
- Athletes and active patients
- ACL/PCL reconstruction follow-up
- Sports medicine practices
- Tracking return to high-demand activities
IKDC (For comprehensive knee evaluation)
IKDC (For comprehensive knee evaluation)
International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Evaluation Form
The IKDC evaluates three key areas:
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Questions | 18 |
| Patient Time | 10 minutes |
| Response Type | Multiple choice |
| Best For | Ligament injuries, comprehensive assessment |
- Symptoms (pain, stiffness, swelling, locking, giving way)
- Sports Activities (highest activity levels without symptoms)
- Function (stairs, kneeling, squatting, sitting, running, jumping)
- Standard outcome measure for knee ligament injuries
- Internationally validated and widely published
- Balanced length with comprehensive coverage
- Single overall score for easy tracking
- Knee ligament injuries (ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL)
- Clinical outcome tracking
- Pre- and post-operative comparison
- Insurance documentation
Choosing the Right Template
All surveys include 3 standard questions. Every survey automatically includes the Tesa Medical Standard compulsory questions for recovery scoring. Template questions are added on top of these. Consider your patient population — shorter surveys have higher completion rates.
| Template | Additional Questions | Time | Completion Rate | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tegner | 1 | < 1 min | 75-90% | Sports medicine, activity tracking |
| MARS | 4 | 2 min | 70-85% | Athletes, ACL reconstruction |
| IKDC | 18 | 10 min | 50-70% | Ligament injuries, outcomes |
| KOOS | 42 | 15 min | 40-60% | Research, detailed analysis |
Importing a Template
Customise if Needed
The template is imported as a draft — modify title, questions, or email content as needed
Option 2: Duplicate Existing Survey
Copy one of your existing surveys to create a variation without starting from scratch.When to Duplicate
- Creating procedure-specific versions of a base survey
- Testing changes without modifying the original
- Creating surveys for different patient populations
- Archiving a survey while continuing with a modified version
Duplicating a Survey
Option 3: Build from Scratch
Create a completely custom survey tailored to your specific needs.When to Build from Scratch
- Creating specialised questionnaires for specific conditions
- Designing research instruments with unique requirements
- Building patient satisfaction surveys
- Developing practice-specific outcome measures
Building a Custom Survey
Standard Questions Auto-Included
The 3 compulsory standard questions are automatically added to your survey
Implementation Recommendations
For High-Volume Practices
Recommended: Build from Scratch
The 3 compulsory standard questions provide a complete recovery tracking survey on their own. For high-volume practices, this minimal survey maximises response rates.
- Build from scratch (the 3 standard questions are auto-included)
- Add 1-2 practice-specific questions if needed
- Enable all follow-up intervals for trend tracking
- Monitor completion rates in the Results dashboard
For Research-Focused Practices
Recommended: KOOS Survey
When detailed outcome data is required for publications or research protocols, the KOOS survey provides internationally validated, comparable data.
- Import the KOOS template
- Consider patient incentives for completion
- Set realistic response rate expectations (40-60%)
- Use the detailed subscale scores for analysis
Hybrid Approach
Some practices use both approaches:- Standard-only for routine follow-up — All patients receive a survey with just the 3 compulsory questions
- KOOS for selected patients — Research patients or those requiring detailed tracking receive the comprehensive KOOS survey (which also includes the 3 standard questions)
After Creating a Survey
Once your survey is created:- Review in Draft status — Make any necessary edits
- Preview the survey — See exactly what patients will see
- Publish — Change status to make the survey active
- Configure dispatch settings — Set follow-up intervals and delivery preferences
Surveys must be Published before they will be sent to patients. Draft surveys are saved but not dispatched.