Patient-Reported Measurement in Kidney Care
In BC, we consistently use a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure and a Patient-Reported Experience Measure to assess patient outcome and experience respectively from the patient perspective across the continuum of kidney care.
Patient-Reported Outcome Measure
My Symptom Checklist (also referred to as the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System-revised: Renal or ESAS-r: Renal) is the Patient-Reported Outcome Measure tool used at point of care to systematically screen for physical and psychological symptoms of patients with end-stage kidney disease. It is used together with common symptom guides for routine symptom assessment and management.
For the tool, symptom guides and related resources, see the Symptom Assessment and Management section of the BC Renal website.
Patient-Reported Experience Measure
BC Renal uses Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) as the validated Patient-Reported Experience Measure and often refers to it simply as the “patient experience survey.” Specifically, it evaluates the experience of kidney care in patients who received care in a health authority renal program in BC.
From 2009 through 2022, four province-wide surveys were administered by BC Renal.
Patient Experience Results 2022
Palliative Care Metrics Report
The BC Renal Palliative Care Committee reports on process indicators semi-annually in the Provincial Palliative Quality Metrics Report.
Evidence for accreditation surveys
For health professionals requiring evidence for accreditation surveys, the examples of Patient-Reported Outcome Measure and Patient-Reported Experience Measure covered in this section, as well as related quality improvement activities carried out with patient partners, can be used.
Links
General links:
Symptom Assessment and Management
Symptom Assessment and Management
Disease & System Statistics