Table 2

QI interventions initiated or evaluated from monitoring systems of patient-reported measures

Monitoring system	QI interventions initiated or evaluated
National Quality Registers (n=7): The National Quality Registry for Pain Rehabilitation (NRS). The WebRehab. The Swedish National Diabetes Register (NDR). The Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register (SRQ). The Swedish Web System for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies (SWEDEHEART). The Neonatal Quality Register (SNQ). The Swedish National Airway Register (SNAR).	Improving the pain rehabilitation process. Increasing patient satisfaction with the rehabilitation programme. Increasing involvement of next of kin in the rehabilitation programme. Mapping the clinical microsystem as part of a reorganisation (rehabilitation). Diabetes project—improving diabetes care. Development of register questionnaire (rheumatology). Improved, person-centred medical treatment process (heart diseases). Breastfeeding project (neonatal intensive care unit). Improving cooperation of health and welfare providers (asthma, COPD).
National Patient Survey	Improving the information to patients about medical students in the department. Improving patient-centredness by implementing standardised questions of ‘what matters to you’. Evaluation of the local ‘My care plan’. Improving the care for children with failure to thrive. Improving healthcare at home.
Patient Care Bundles—lung cancer	Increasing patient involvement and shared decision-making. Improving outcomes of health self-assessment. Improving the emotional support.
Local monitoring of operations	Benchmarking to decrease variation between local practices’ goal formulation with patients. Improvement project concerning integrated care for children with complex needs.
Local monitoring—direct patient care	Improving the identification of what matters to each individual patient.
Local monitoring—self-assessed health	Improving the identification of individual care needs of each patient. Implementation of a ‘Fatigue school’. Development of a programme for physical activity and training. Development of an information process to patients about physical activity and training.
Local patient survey	Radiation therapy ‘drop-in’ project. Improving the patient’s physical path in the radiation treatment reception. Evaluation of local ‘My care plan’. Person-centred care project: improving patient admission routines by coordinating doctors and nurses. Person-centred care project: improving information of appointed contact nurse. Implementation of an introductory conversation about the radiation therapy. Children with failure to thrive—improving care. Improving healthcare at home. Improving discharge routines.
Local patient surveys on the national website ‘1177’ for public healthcare guidance	Improving the use of the online patient dossier platform for communication between patients and professionals.

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; QI, quality improvement.