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. 2018 Jul 19;2018(7):CD006732. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006732.pub4

Steele Gray 2016.

Trial name or title Supporting goal‐oriented primary health care for seniors with complex care needs Using mobile technology: evaluation and implementation of the Health System Performance Research Network, Bridgepoint Electronic Patient Reported Outcome Tool
Methods RCT
Participants Inclusion criteria
  • Need to be rostered at family health teams recruited to participate

  • Over age 65

  • Have two or more chronic conditions

  • Have had 10 or more visits to their primary health care provider within the last 12 months

Interventions Use of the electronic patient reported outcomes (ePRO) tool. The ePRO mobile app and portal offers an innovative approach to creating and monitoring goal‐oriented patient‐care plans to improve patient self‐management and shared decision‐making between patients and healthcare providers. The ePRO tool also supports proactive patient monitoring by the patient, caregiver(s), and healthcare provider.
Outcomes Primary outcome
  • Health‐related quality of life measured by the AQoL‐4D


Secondary outcomes
Patient self‐management using the 13‐item patient activation measure (PAM)
Efficiency using a cost‐effectiveness analysis
Starting date Unknown
Contact information Carolyn Steele Gray, Bridgepoint Collaboratory , Lunenfeld‐Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, 1 Bridgepoint Drive, AM.37, Toronto, ON M4M 2B5, Canada, Phone: 1 416 461 8252 ext 2908, Fax: 1 416 461 0656, Email: ac.metsyshtlaehianis@yargeleets.nylorac
Notes The expected completion date of the study is November 2019