If PROMs are to be used routinely to monitor outcomes in LTCs, further research is needed to ensure that the PROMs used are reliable, valid and sensitive enough to detect change and that the time frame for data collection is appropriate for change to have occurred.
If PROMs are to be used routinely to monitor outcomes in LTCs, further research is needed to maximize response rates, to ensure that the PROMs used are reliable, valid and sensitive enough to detect change and that the time frame for data collection is appropriate.
In relation to the TARS study, the emphasis on the 'collective action' component for framing data collection was appropriate, as we were undertaking assessments focused on the 'enactment' stage of e-health implementations.
The forms used for data collection are standardized nationwide, and the data are electronically transferred from each health care facility to the appropriate systems.
16 Electronic data collection was therefore considered appropriate for this exploratory study.
The methods used are appropriate and described thoroughly and the data collection is sound.
Data collection was structured, systematic and the same methods were used throughout as appropriate.
For systemic problems, data collection is important.
Data collection is nothing new.
Data collection was conducted in a specific chart that also contained information about adequacy of health care and the occurrence of delays for getting appropriate treatment.
