Evaluation of the effect of the diagnostic and therapeutic advices given by an Astma/COPD-service on the referring general practitioners and their patients.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
All general practices in and around the city of Eindhoven could be included as long as they used the facilities of the Diagnostic Centre, which the Asthma/COPD-service is a part of. Although, they should not have any experience with the support of the Asthma/COPD-service.
They also were excluded in case they had employed a praktijkondersteuner” (specialized nurse or assistant) for the Asthma/COPD diseasemanagement.
All general practices in and around the city of Eindhoven could be included as long as they used the facilities of the Diagnostic Centre, which the Asthma/COPD-service is a part of. Although, they should not have any experience with the support of the Asthma/COPD-service.
They also were excluded in case they had employed a praktijkondersteuner” (specialized nurse or assistant) for the Asthma/COPD diseasemanagement.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Do general practitioners assess better diagnoses, according tot the NHG-standards, in Asthma/COPD-patients: do more patients have a correct diagnosis, do less patients have a wrong or incomplete diagnosis or no diagnosis at all?<br /><br>Do general practitioners give their patients a better treatment, according to the NHG-standards: do more patients get the right medication, do less patients get wrong or unnecessary medication. Do patients receive more information about their disease and about selfmanagement<br>Do patients have a better compliance, do they better follow the advices about stop smoking, exercise, do they have fewer complaints and a better quality of life.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Validity and reliability of the assessment and the reports of the Asthma/COPD-service;<br /><br>2. Epidemiological data about the prevalence of Asthma/COPD in general practices, the (incorrect) use of medication of in general practice;<br /><br>3. Costs of a support as given by the Asthma/COPD-service, related to the diagnostic and therapeutic gain in patient care.