You are invited to participate in a survey to validate the evaluation measures for the A Palliative Approach to Care in the Last 12 Months of Life.
Aim: To determine relevance (importance), feasibility (measurable), readability (interpretable), and usability (actionable) for each evaluation measure of the BPG.
Survey instructions: Review the indicators provided in the survey and here for additional details: NQuIRE® DATA DICTIONARY: A Palliative Approach to Care in the Last 12 Months of Life (2024) for the operational definition and corresponding recommendation statements.
For each criteria, rate the indicators using a 7-point Likert Scale, where 1 = “Strongly Disagree” and 7= “Strongly Agree”. Consider each indicator based on the following criteria:
Relevance (Importance): The indicator is important and relevant to measure for persons and organizations implementing the BPG.
- Will the indicator measure best practice guideline implementation in your practice setting?
- Is the indicator important to measure?
- Does it have the potential to demonstrate improvements in patient care and outcomes?
Feasible (Measurable): The indicator can be measured with existing resources in practice settings. Data for the indicator is easy to obtain and to report at regular time intervals.
- Can the indicator be collected with the resources in your practice setting?
- Is the indicator measurable?
Readable (Interpretable): The indicator language is clear and understandable. The indicator data is easily interpreted by a wide range of audiences.
- Is the indicator language easy to read and understand?
- Will the indicator results show clear direction of improvement?
Usable (Actionable): The indicator can be used to inform quality of care, influence policy changes and/or improve population health.
- Will the indicator support decision-making within your organization or practice?
Your participation is voluntary, and the information will remain confidential. We encourage you to include any comments or feedback in the free text comment section to help determine whether any revisions to the indicator should be made. If you have any questions, please contact Christina Medeiros, at cmedeiros@RNAO.ca
Key definitions:
Good Practice Statement: Refers to a practice being recommended that is accepted as beneficial or as practical advice. In this circumstance, the recommended practice is believed to be so beneficial that conducting a systematic review to prove its efficacy would be unreasonable. These recommendations are not based on a systematic review and do not receive a rating of the quality of evidence or strength of the recommendation (Guyatt et al., 2015).