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Table 2 Frequency of registries reporting use of EQ-5D data, per category of registry and category of use

From: Collection and use of EQ-5D for follow-up, decision-making, and quality improvement in health care - the case of the Swedish National Quality Registries

 

Reported use of EQ-5D data a

Registries collecting

EQ-5D data

Registries reporting use of EQ-5D data

Assessment of interventions

Health economic studies

Quality indicators

Benchmarking

Quality improvement

Use at individual level

 

n

n

n (% of registries using EQ-5D)

All registries

41

22

10 (45)

5 (23)

10 (45)

7 (32)

6 (27)

7 (32)

Reported use by type of registry

 

n

n

n (% of registries using EQ-5D, within type of registry)

Diagnosis

26

12

3 (25)

3 (25)

4 (33)

2 (17)

3 (25)

5 (42)

Intervention

15

10

7 (70)

2 (20)

6 (60)

5 (50)

3 (30)

2 (20)

Reported use by registry category

 

n

n

n (% of registries using EQ-5D, within registry category)

Musculoskeletal system

11

9

7 (78)

1 (11)

4 (44)

4 (44)

2 (22)

2 (22)

Neurological system

9

4

1 (25)

2 (50)

1 (25)

2 (50)

3 (75)

3 (75)

Circulatory system

7

3

1 (33)

1 (33)

2 (67)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Cancer

3

1

0 (0)

1 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Psychiatry

3

1

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Paediatrics

2

2

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (50)

0 (0)

1 (50)

1 (50)

Other areas

2

2

1 (50)

0 (0)

1 (50)

1 (50)

0 (0)

1 (50)

Infection

2

0

–

–

–

–

–

–

Endocrine organs

1

0

–

–

–

–

–

–

Stomach and intestines

1

0

–

–

–

–

–

–

  1. aNote that each registry can report several categories of use of EQ-5D data