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The Cost4visit Study

Hidden costs among surgical patients and relatives for in-person and video visits: a cross-sectional cohort study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON25758
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2020-08-11
Start date
2020-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-12-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None

Sponsors

Radboud University Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - aged 18 years or older; - with a scheduled appointment at the surgical outpatient clinic (GI-oncology surgery, vascular surgery or trauma surgery); - fluent in speaking and reading Dutch; - availability of informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have an appointment other than with the surgeon/surgical resident, nurse specialist or physician assistant will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Costs associated with each visit from societal perspective include monetary costs (e.g. parking costs, travel costs), but also loss of productivity, costs associated with loss of productivity from informal caregiver and costs for childcare or an occasional sitter for a (chronically) ill inmate. Healthcare costs include costs such as attending staff costs, video consultation technology costs, direct health service costs etc.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Perceived value toward the consultation - Health status - Patient characteristics

Contacts

Public ContactDemi van Dalen

Radboudumc

hpbsurgery@radboudumc.nl0646612937

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)