Effectiveness and Implementation of the Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions (ABCC)-Tool

The tool consists of a questionnaire, a visualisation using balloons, and treatment advice. A patient completes the questionnaire before consultation. The questionnaire measures the experienced burden of the chronic condition(s), and several risk factors. The questionnaire consists of a generic part and disease-specific parts. The generic questionnaire will be combined with any amount of disease-specific questionnaires (i.e. COPD, asthma, diabetes type 2 and heart failure), to form a single personalised scale and balloon chart for each individual patient. Outcomes of the questionnaire are visualised using balloons. The healthcare provider opens the visualisation during consultation. A balloon represents a domain, and the colour and height indicate a score on that domain. If a patient and healthcare provider select a balloon by clicking on it, treatment advice is shown by means of pop-ups. Based on the discussion following treatment advice, personal care plans can be determined.