Improved Adherence to a Stepped-care Model Reduces Costs of Intermittent Claudication Treatment in The Netherlands

Objective/Background: A previous budget impact analysis regarding a supervised exercise therapy (SET) first treatment strategy (stepped care model [SCM]) for Dutch patients with intermittent claudication (IC) showed a low referral rate in 2009, despite solid evidence of the effectiveness of SET programs. Recently, several campaigns have stimulated stakeholders in the field to adopt a SET first strategy in patients with IC. The aim of the present study was to reassess SCM adherence after a 2 year period. Methods: IC related invoices of patients in 2011 were obtained from a large Dutch health in... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Hageman, D.
Fokkenrood, H. J. P.
Essers, P. P. M.
Koelemay, M. J. W.
Breek, J. C.
Vahl, A. C.
Scheltinga, M. R. M.
Teijink, J. A. W.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Reihe/Periodikum: Hageman , D , Fokkenrood , H J P , Essers , P P M , Koelemay , M J W , Breek , J C , Vahl , A C , Scheltinga , M R M & Teijink , J A W 2017 , ' Improved Adherence to a Stepped-care Model Reduces Costs of Intermittent Claudication Treatment in The Netherlands ' , European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery , vol. 54 , no. 1 , pp. 51-57 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.04.011
Schlagwörter: Budget / Conservative treatment / Economic evaluation / Exercise / Exercise therapy / Intermittent claudication / Peripheral arterial disease / Walking / PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL-DISEASE / SUPERVISED EXERCISE THERAPY / RANDOMIZED CLINICAL-TRIAL / ENDOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION / PRACTICE GUIDELINES / OCCLUSIVE DISEASE / LOWER-EXTREMITY / HEALTH SYSTEMS / TASK-FORCE / MANAGEMENT
Sprache: Englisch
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