Outcome variables | Data collection methods | Data collection times | Notes | ||
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 |  | T0 | T1 | T2 |  |
Health care volumes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Period hospital admission: | Hospital registries | Time of hospital discharge | + during inclusion | ||
   - amount of hospital days (days admitted) | Hospital registries | Time of hospital discharge |  | ||
   - total days/time admitted at ICU | Hospital registries | Time of hospital discharge |  | ||
   - amount of consults medical/paramedical | Hospital registries | Time of hospital discharge |  | ||
   - amount of large scans and diagnostics | Hospital registries | Time of hospital discharge |  | ||
   - amount of large treatments/operations | Hospital registries | Time of hospital discharge |  | ||
   - wrong bed days | Hospital registries | Time of hospital discharge |  | ||
   - amount of days admitted | Hospital registries | Time of hospital discharge |  | ||
   - amount of consults medical/paramedical | Hospital registries, interviews personnel | Time of hospital discharge | + during inclusion | ||
   - time/amount of multidisciplinary meetings | Hospital registries, interviews personnel | Time of hospital discharge | + during inclusion | ||
Health care utilization patient in periods before and after hospital stay | Interview patient and mailed paper questionnaire primary caregiver | X | X | X | Â |
   - homecare/nursing home/etc |  |  |  |  |  |
Average time per consult | Interviews professionals (sample) | During inclusion period | Â | ||
Amount informal care | MDS + questionnaire informal caregiver | X | X | X | Amount in hours |
Amount (multidisciplinary) coordination | Interviews professionals | Â | Â | Â | Amount in hours |
Health care prices | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   price per hospital day | DBC information + manual cost research | Retrospective | Similar calculations for prices hospital, CPH, care hotels etc. | ||
   price per day/hour admitted at ICU | DBC information + manual cost research |  |  |  |  |
   price of consults medical/paramedical | DBC information + manual cost research |  |  |  |  |
   price of large scans and diagnostics | DBC information + manual cost research |  |  |  |  |
   price of large treatments/operations | DBC information + manual cost research |  |  |  |  |
   costs of home care/other care | Integral costs per product cluster | Retrospective |  | ||
   costs informal care by primary caregiver | Market price/missed wages & time | Retrospective |  | ||
   travel costs (average) | Literature | Retrospective |  |