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Table 1 Overview of the outcome measurements

From: Evaluating a Dutch cardiology primary care plus intervention on the Triple Aim outcomes: study design of a practice-based quantitative and qualitative research

Dimension

Outcome measure

Concept

Method

Data collection time

T0

T1

T2

T3

Population’s health

Health status, health-related quality of life

EQ-5D-5 L

Questionnaires

X

X

X

 

EQ-VAS

X

X

X

SF-12

X

 

X

Experience of care

Effectiveness

EQ-5D-5 L

Questionnaires

X

X

X

 

Number of referrals

Dataa

X

 

X

X

Timeliness

Time between referral of the GP and appointment at the PC+ centre/hospital

Questionnaires

X

X

  

Patient centred

Questions about the experiences of patients with health care

Questionnaires

 

X

  

Safety

% Hospital admissions

Dataa

   

X

% Emergency care visits

X

Equity

Subgroup analysis, e.g. educational level and age

Questionnaires

X

 

X

 

Health-care costs

Health-care costs: primary care, PC+, secondary care and diagnostics

Health insurance claims data

Dataa

   

X

Efficiency

Number of consultations

Dataa

   

X

% Hospital admissions

X

% Patients referred to hospital after PC+

X

  1. T0 – at baseline: before the consultation
  2. T1 – within a week after the consultation
  3. T2 – 3 months after the consultation (follow-up)
  4. T3 – 6 months after the consultation (follow-up)
  5. aData of the PC+ centre, the hospital and Vektis