Table 3 Characteristics of measurement instrument usage for most frequently used screening tool, SBT and QBPDS
Most frequently used measurement instrument (n = 83) | SBT (n = 32) | QBPDS (n = 27) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Measurement instrument completed bya | |||
patient online | 48 (58%) | 23 (72%) | 12 (44%) |
PT through interview with patient | 37 (45%) | 14 (44%) | 11 (41%) |
patient on paper | 14 (17%) | 7 (22%) | 4 (15%) |
missing | 2 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) |
Measurement instrument used ata | |||
start of treatment period | 78 (94%) | 32 (100%) | 23 (85%) |
end of treatment period | 39 (47%) | 7 (22%) | 16 (59%) |
during treatment period | 28 (34%) | 5 (16%) | 11 (41%) |
missing | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) |
Underlying reason to use measurement instrumenta | |||
to evaluate treatment effect | 44 (53%) | 9 (28%) | 17 (63%) |
to assess symptoms | 42 (51%) | 19 (59%) | 13 (48%) |
to estimate prognosis | 29 (35%) | 22 (69%) | 5 (19%) |
to support clinical decision-making | 24 (29%) | 15 (47%) | 0 (0%) |
to support patient education | 24 (29%) | 7 (22%) | 7 (26%) |
as required by insurance company | 20 (24%) | 6 (19%) | 6 (22%) |
as recommended in guideline | 14 (17%) | 6 (19%) | 4 (15%) |
Outcome influenced clinical decision-making | |||
(almost) always | 3 (4%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
often | 20 (24%) | 13 (41%) | 2 (7%) |
sometimes | 41 (49%) | 13 (41%) | 18 (67%) |
seldom | 15 (18%) | 4 (12%) | 5 (19%) |
never | 3 (4%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (4%) |
missing | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) |
Outcome discussed with patient | |||
(almost) always | 27 (33%) | 9 (28%) | 10 (37%) |
often | 28 (34%) | 11 (34%) | 8 (30%) |
sometimes | 18 (22%) | 6 (19%) | 6 (22%) |
seldom | 9 (11%) | 6 (19%) | 2 (7%) |
never | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
missing | 1 (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) |
Most important feature of measurement instrument | |||
applicability (fast and easy) | 29 (35%) | n/a | n/a |
reliability/validity | 27 (33%) | ||
interpretability | 20 (24%) | ||
inside electronic health record | 4 (5%) | ||
other | 2 (2%) | ||
missing | 1 (1%) | ||
Most preferable outcome of measurement instrument | |||
risk profile classification | 46 (55%) | ||
probability | 24 (29%) | n/a | n/a |
yes/no prediction | 12 (14%) | ||
missing | 1 (1%) | ||