I25
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: 60 Patients with CAD, aged 60-80 years, are recruited consecutively over a period of six months at the Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology and Angiology) at the University Hospita
Sponsors
Institut für Medizinische Soziologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients being treated at the at the University Hospital Halle/Saale, Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology and Angiology), aged 60-80 years old, with CAD as the principal or secondary diagnosis, and additionally one other principal or secondary diagnosis: stable angina pectoris, acute coronary syndrome or cardiac arrhythmia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: insufficient language skills to conduct an interview in German language, other heart diseases excluding CAD, and/or moribund patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Interviews will be conducted face-to-face using guided interviews. The themes of the interviews will be the medical history, positive and negative experiences gained concerning the received care, the perceived quality of the treatment and the management of the heart disease. The aim is to answer the following research questions: 1.What impact do socioeconomic inequalities have on the access to, and the utilization and quality of healthcare services during the particular stages of healthcare for CAD patients? 2.Can specific factors and mechanisms be identified that lead to inequality of health-care? 3.How do socioeconomic inequalities interact and accumulate over the course of treatment and care? | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| After 6 months face-to-face Interviews using a interview-guided will be conducted. The themes of the interviews will be the progressing of the treatment, positive and negative experiences gained concerning the received care, and the influence of the heart disease on everyday life. The aim is to answer the following research questions: 1. What impact do socioeconomic inequalities have on the access to, and the utilization and quality of healthcare services during the particular stages of healthcare for CAD patients? 2. Can specific factors and mechanisms be identified that lead to inequality of health-care? 3. How do socioeconomic inequalities interact and accumulate over the course of treatment and care? | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSara Schröder
Institut für Medizinische SoziologieMedizinische FakultätMartin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Outcome results
None listed