Regional variation in hospital care at the end-of-life of Dutch patients with lung cancer exists and is not correlated with primary and long-term care
Abstract Objective To examine the regional variation in hospital care utilization in the last 6 months of life of Dutch patients with lung cancer and to test whether higher degrees of hospital utilization coincide with less general practitioner (GP) and long-term care use. Design Cross-sectional claims data study. Setting The Netherlands. Participants Patients deceased in 2013–2015 with lung cancer (N = 25 553). Main Outcome Measures We calculated regional medical practice variation scores, adjusted for age, gender and socioeconomic status, for radiotherapy, chemotherapy, CT-scans, emergency r... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | International Journal for Quality in Health Care ; volume 32, issue 3, page 190-195 ; ISSN 1353-4505 1464-3677 |
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
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Schlagwörter: | Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health / Health Policy / General Medicine |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26663003 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzaa004 |