OHQC -- Survey

Survey

We would like to hear your reactions to or thoughts about our yearly report to help us continuously improve our work. Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions. The survey should take you only 5 minutes to complete.

Would you like to hear from us in the future?
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Please tell us your thoughts about the report:

1) How easy was the report to read?
		Very easy
		Somewhat easy
		Somewhat difficult
		Very difficult

2) How would you rate the overall quality of the report?
		Excellent
		Very good
		Good
		Fair
		Poor

3) This report is coming from an independent, unbiased source.
		Strongly disagree
		Disagree
		Neither / Not sure
		Agree
		Strongly Agree

4) The information in this report is scientifically valid and reliable.
		Strongly disagree
		Disagree
		Neither / Not sure
		Agree
		Strongly Agree

5) The most interesting or informative parts of the report were:

6) The least interesting or informative parts of the report were:

By reading this report, I:

7) I learned more about a healthcare issue that matters to me.
		Strongly disagree
		Disagree
		Neither / Not sure
		Agree
		Strongly Agree

8) As a result of reading this report, will you do any of the following? (Check all that apply.)
		Take a more active role in my own health care or care of a family member
		Ask my doctor/nurse more questions
		Follow any other advice to patients suggested in the report

		Write to your Member of Provincial Parliament or the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care about a health issue in the report
		Express your concerns to your provider organization (e.g. hospital, long-term care facility, community care access centre, local health integration network)
		Use the information in the report for your research
		Quote the information in a media story or letter to the editor

9) What are the most important topics for the Ontario Health Quality Council to cover in its report next year?

10) For future reports, would you be interested in seeing:
	a) Comparisons between individual health institutions, e.g. hospitals?
		Very interested
		Somewhat interested
		Not interested
		Don't know

	b) Comparisons between communities, e.g. North Bay, Windsor, Kingston?
		Very interested
		Somewhat interested
		Not interested
		Don't know

11) How did you hear about the Ontario Health Quality Council /about the yearly report? (check all that apply)
		Through a newspaper ad or article
		From a co-worker, friend or family-member
		Through the internet
		From a brochure or flyer
		During an event (meeting, conference or trade show)
		Through radio or television


	11a) Had you heard of the OHQC prior to reading this report?
		Yes
		No

12) Comments about report /suggestions to improve :

Demographic questions (for internal analysis only):

13) Gender:
		Male
		Female

14) Age:
		Less than 20 years
		20-34 years
		35-50 years
		51-64 years
		65 years and over

15) What is the highest level of education you have completed?
		Less than high school
		High school diploma
		College diploma or technical degree
		University degree
		Post-university

16) How would you describe yourself?
		Member of the general public
		Health care provider (e.g., nurse, doctor, physiotherapist, home care worker, social worker)
		Employee or board member of a health care organization (e.g., hospital, long-term care home, community health agency)
		Employee or board member of a health-related advocacy group, association or regulatory body (non-delivery organization)
		Employee or member of government, a government agency of a local health integration network (LHIN)
		Researcher or academic
		Student

17) Where do you live? (please enter the first three digits of your postal code) (please enter 999 if you live outside of Canada)

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