Cost-effectiveness of a nurse-led case management intervention in general medical outpatients compared with usual care: An economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 363-370

  Latour, Corine H M ^a   Bosmans, Judith E ^b,c   van Tulder, Maurits W ^b,c   de Vos, Rien ^d   Huyse, Frits J ^e   de Jonge, Peter ^e,f   van Gemert, Liesbeth A M ^a   Stalman, Wim A B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case management; Cost effectiveness; Integrated care; Nurse; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSE CLINICIANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33847134345     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.10.016     Document Type: Article

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