ISQua's 39th International Conference 2023

The OECD International Survey of People living with Chronic Conditions (PaRIS Survey): field trial in 18 countries

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) aims to support countries in improving care through the PaRIS Survey* for People Living with Chronic Conditions by collecting information on how people experience the quality and performance of primary and ambulatory care services1. The implementation of the survey instruments and data collection methods have been piloted in a Field Trial in 18 countries.

To report on the field trial evaluation of a questionnaire for adults (aged 45 or older) with one or more chronic conditions who use primary/ambulatory care.

National project managers (NPMs) worked with the PaRIS-SUR Consortium, OECD and national stakeholder groups in the multillevel pilot design and implementation.In 2022, 18 countries participated in the Field Trial across Europe, Australia, Canada and Saudi Arabia. Practices were identified at random (stratified) in each country and patients aged ≥45 years seen in each practice were also randomly selected. Data were collected through patient and practice questionnaires. Structured feedback was gathered on country experiences with the Field Trial.

Out of 11,999 patients providing consent across the 18 countries, 10,894 completed the patient questionnaire (91%).

Only five questions (out of 118) had >10% missing answers.

Furthermore, 570 practices provided consent across 17 countries, and 540 (95%) completed the practice questionnaire.

Psychometric performance of measurements were largely confirmed, with minor adjustments needed. Countries provided rich feedback on their experiences and proposed several improvements.

The field trial yielded valuable lessons for the Main Survey in 2023, including the need to intensify national efforts for engagement and recruitment, consider challenges of the nested design, further harmonise sampling and data collection, revise instruments and further develop country-specific implementation plans together with stakeholders.

ISQua's 39th International Conference 2023

THE OECD INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS (PARIS SURVEY): FIELD TRIAL IN 17 COUNTRIES.

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