Table 1 Semi-structured interview guide
Topic area | Sample questions |
|---|---|
Introduction | Can you briefly describe the work that you do and the service that you provide to your clients/patients? |
What is your understanding of the EQ-5D-5L and patient reported quality of life outcomes? Are these important outcomes? | |
Implementation of EQ-5D-5 L | Can you briefly describe the changes that were made to your service? |
What was the ‘case’ for implementation of the EQ-5D-5L within the service? | |
Did you perceive measurement of patient outcomes to be a problem in this service? Why? | |
What was your role in implementing the EQ-5D-5L? | |
How would you describe your experience of implementing EQ-5D-5L in the service? | |
What worked well? | |
What was difficult? | |
To what extent did managers/peers/patients influence the implementation/use of the EQ-5D-5L? | |
Effect of EQ-5D-5 L on staff, work practices, and patient care | Now that the EQ-5D-5L is in place, how do you find it to work with? |
How does use of the EQ-5D-5L affect your workload? | |
How sustainable is use of the EQ-5D-5L? How would you improve sustainability? | |
What effect, if any, do you feel use of the EQ-5D-5L has (or will have) on patient care or outcomes? | |
Overall acceptability / future direction | What is your overall opinion of the EQ-5D-5L? |
Can you describe any other benefits or disadvantages from using the EQ-5D-5L? | |
What are the incentives for using the EQ-5D-5L? | |
Is the EQ-5D an appropriate outcome measure for your service to use? | |
If you were to be in the position of overseeing the introduction of the EQ-5D-5L (or a similar outcome measure) in the future, is there anything you would do differently? | |
How is the EQ-5D-5 L applicable to other areas of clinical care within Peninsula Health? |