Neoplasms
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to compose, implement and evaluate a programme to improve the quality of integrated care for patients with cancer. Literature will be searched for components of integrated care programmes. On the basis of evidence based multi-disciplinary guidelines and literature on integrated care programmes, a set of indicators will be composed. This set will be measured in 6 hospitals on patients with non-small-cell-lung cancer. In two hospitals, an integrated care programme will be implemented and effects on processes and outcomes of care will be measured.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALprofessional audit and feedback
BEHAVIORALintegrated care programmes
Sponsors
Radboud University Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
ECT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Each new patient that visits the lung specialist in 6 hospitals in the east part of Holland, in the period from September 2004 till March 2005
Exclusion criteria
* Mortality
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| guideline adherence | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| hospitalization | — |
| satisfaction | — |
| quality of life | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Primary ContactMarielle Ouwens, MSc
Backup ContactRosella Hermens, MSc,PhD
Outcome results
None listed