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Table 4 Checklist of barriers experienced when collecting PROMs

From: Use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in primary care-based mental health programming: an environmental scan of Alberta, Canada

Barriers experienced by staff and patients when collecting PROMs, from nine responses– “What [data collection/social barriers] did you experience when collecting PROMs?” {select all that apply)

Data Collection

n = 9

Social

n = 8

a) Length of time to complete the tool

5

a) Differences in language or culture

5

b) Loss of follow up

5

b) Functional limitations or disabilities (vision, hearing, motor, cognitive)

4

c) Burdensome workload

5

c) Limited literacy levels

4

d) Staff capacity

5

d) Patients felt unwell/medically weak

2

e) Lack of staff motivation

4

e) Survey fatigue

1

f) Costs

3

f) Access to technology

1

g) Patients experiencing social barriers

3

g) Mistrust of healthcare workers

1

h) Purpose is unclear to patients

2

h) Unsure

1

i) Limited ability to collect the data electronically

1

i) None

1

j) Multiple EMRs

1

 

k) Consistency of collection and tool across providers

1