Prioritising patients on surgical waiting lists: A conjoint analysis study on the priority judgements of patients, surgeons, occupational physicians, and general practitioners

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1863-1875

  Oudhoff, Jurriaan P ^a   Timmermans, D R M ^a   Knol, D L ^a   Bijnen, A B ^b   Van der Wal, G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Northwest Clinics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Access to care; Prioritisation; Surgery; The Netherlands; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TREATMENT; EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; PRIORITIZATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN; SURGEON; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; WAITING LISTS;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34047122233     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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