Table 4 Use of EQ-5D data for benchmarking
Registry | Description of benchmarking |
|---|---|
The registry for Better management of patients with OsteoArthritis (BOA) | Quality indicators based on EQ-5D index data from BOA, presented in “Health care in numbers” (Table 3), are not only presented on a national level, but also per region. |
The Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register (SHPR) | The quality indicator based on EQ VAS data from SHPR presented in “Health care in numbers” (Table 3) are presented per reporting unit, and on a regional and national level. Observed outcomes are compared with expected outcomes (based on age, sex, diagnosis, Charnley class and pre-operative PROM results). |
Swedish Spine Register (Swespine) | Individual clinics connected to the registry may create reports with their own EQ-5D results compared to those of other clinics and the national average. Absolute and case-mix adjusted EQ-5D index values 1 year after surgery are also presented per unit for those units that are connected to the SVEUS platform [45]. |
The Swedish Neuro Registries – Multiple Sclerosis | The EQ-5D index is presented per region on the registry’s Visualisation and Analysis Platform (VAP), which can be accessed by health care providers [29]. In the quarterly reports to the units, the results of the quality indicator for each unit are also presented in comparison with the results of other units. |
The Swedish Quality Registry for Pain Rehabilitation (SQRP) | The average EQ-5D index and EQ VAS scores, before and after pain rehabilitation, are presented for all contributing units in the annual report [51]. The number of patients with improvements, no change, or deteriorations in the EQ-5D index and EQ VAS are also presented per unit. A change in the EQ-5D index is defined as a difference of more than 0.1 before and after rehabilitation. For EQ VAS, a change is defined as at least a 20% difference between the measurements. |
National Quality Registry for Systemic Psoriasis Treatment (PsoReg) | The average EQ-5D index is presented per clinic in the annual report [52]. |
The National Quality Registry for Podiatric Surgery (RiksFot) | The average EQ-5D index before, and 1 year after, surgery are for all contributing units publicly available on the registry webpage [40]. |