CoPaQ: Measuring health care costs for patients
Tool to measure health care costs for patients. In addition to distinguishing between direct and indirect costs, CoPaQ differentiates between costs for patients and their family members.
Rapid and Rigorous TransCultural Adaptation (RR-TCA) methods
Structured approach for the translation and transcultural adaptation of various questionnaires. High potential for use in Indigenous health care.
TorSaDE
Toolbox to query a cohort of the population on care trajectories and a research community including researchers from the four RUISSSs.
CONECT-6: the first case-finding tool to rapidly identify patients suffering from chronic disease with complex health needs
Dr. Catherine Hudon and her team published a study entitled “CONECT-6: a case-finding tool to identify patients with complex health needs” on the development and validation of the tool in BMC Health and Services Research. This approach will allow for early intervention for those at risk of high use of emergency services.
Webinar on ENGAGE: a project to involve low-literacy patients in research
On June 12, 2020, Christine Loignon, associate professor at the Université de Sherbrooke, Sophie Dupéré, associate professor at Université Laval, and Caroline Leblanc, doctoral student in health sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke, will present the ENGAGE project in a webinar organized by the Quebec Population Health Research Network (QPHRN), under the Social Health Inequalities and Equity grouping.
Best practices to maintain patient engagement in virtual mode
How do you maintain patient engagement in virtual mode? This visual tool designed to help research teams maintain a partner relationship with their patients answers this question. Together, let’s continue to apply the values and principles of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) focusing on patient-oriented research while everyone does their part to #stayhome. […]
Canada-wide survey of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs)
As part of a project to document the use of PROMs and PREMS in Canada, the ISOQOL Canada-PRO special interest group is launching a survey of anyone who has used patient-reported outcome measures and/or patient-reported experience measures (PROMs, PREMs) in their field in Canada.
Quebec decision aid tool for lung cancer screening
A decision aid tool is available online for clinicians and people who are eligible for lung cancer screening in Quebec. Its aim is to help those who qualify make an informed decision about whether or not to undergo screening. The Unité de soutien SSA Québec helped with its development.