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#Introduction
During the fall of 2022, the Alliance for Healthier Communities (Alliance) launched a research project to pilot the implementation and use of the EQ-5D patient reported outcomes measures (PROMs) tool within 6 Community Health Organizations (CHCs).
The aim of this project was to investigate:
- If the integration of the EQ-5D tool helped to support collaborative care planning and program evaluation.
- Identify the processes involved in the implementation for widespread adoption across the sector.
The Equity, Performance, Improvement and Change committee at the Alliance, specifically chose the EQ-5D PROMs tool over other PROMs tools due to its simplicity, validity, and worldwide use and availability in over 200 different languages. In addition, the collection of PROMs data is being used in Ontario Health Team evaluations as well as primary care throughout Canada.
This report provides insight on provider and client experiences with the EQ-5D PROMs tool and overall lessons learned.
Check out our recent CAHSPR research poster here.