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
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 room... Mehr ...
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de Man, Yvonne
Groenewoud, Stef
Oosterveld-Vlug, Mariska G.
Brom, Linda
Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D.
Westert, Gert P.
Atsma, Femke |
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2020 |
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de Man , Y , Groenewoud , S , Oosterveld-Vlug , M G , Brom , L , Onwuteaka-Philipsen , B D , Westert , G P & Atsma , F 2020 , ' 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 ' , International Journal for Quality in Health Care , vol. 32 , no. 3 , pp. 190-195 . https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzaa004 |
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Englisch |
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