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Table 1 Overview of outcomes and measurements in the study

From: The cost-effectiveness of a new disease management model for frail elderly living in homes for the elderly, design of a cluster randomized controlled clinical trial

Variable

Instrument

Baseline

6 months

Primary outcome

   

a. Quality of Care

RAI-LTCF criteria

X

X

b. Quality Adjusted Life Years

Euroqol & thermometer

X

X

c. Functional health

COOP-WONCA & SF12

X

X

Secondary outcome

   

d. Patient care satisfaction

Brief Quote on elderly Homes

X

X

e. Disability ADL-IADL

Groningen Activity Restriction

Scale

X

X

f. Mood disorders

PRIME-MD

X

X

g. Hospital days

Checklist resource utilization

Hospital records

X

X

h. Time to nursing home

placement

Registration elderly home HIS

 

X

i. Time to mortality

Registration elderly home HIS

 

X

Economic outcomes

   

Direct costs

Patient/family Interview

Registration pharmacy

Registration medical records

 

X

Process outcomes

   

Adherence professionals to

disease management protocol

Checklist

 

X

Adherence of patients to

specific disease management

recommendations

Checklist

 

X

Potential Effect Modifiers

   

-Sociodemographics

Patient Interview

X

 

-Health status (morbidity,

medication)

Patient Interview Patient records

X

X

-House & personnel

characteristics

Staff Interview

X

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