Ecology of Medical Care - Utilisation of Health Care in Austria (ECOHCARE)

April 17, 2015 updated by: Otto Pichlhoefer, Medical University of Vienna

BACKGROUND: A proper understanding of the attitudes towards its own health status and concise estimates concerning the health seeking behavior of the different subgroups of a population are highly desirable. The structure of the Austrian population with regard to its age distribution and the proportion of people with immigrant backgrounds have been rapidly changing in recent years. Questions of allocating limited resources and meeting the needs of under-served populations have become increasingly important. However, data that could illuminate these issues are sparse and therefore obtaining them will be important for making sensible policy decisions.

METHODS: A telephone survey of the Austrian population for the assessment of the occurrence of any health complaint and the subsequent help seeking behavior with special emphasize on under-served minority groups - migrant population, elder people, and female gender.

AIMS: Our analysis of the data obtained should help to clarify some hitherto undocumented aspects and should provide the evidence for building a better health care infrastructure with equality of access and efficient coordination. We also hope that this information can help to allocate resources strategically according to needs and cost-efficiency in health care.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

3500

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Austria
      • Vienna, Austria, A-1090
        • Department for General Practice and Family Medicine, Center for Public Health at the Medical University of Vienna

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

The Austrian population 15 years and older .

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 15 years and older

Exclusion Criteria:

  • younger than 15 years

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Prevalence of health complaints
Time Frame: 1 month
The occurrence of any health complaint and the subsequent help seeking behaviour with special emphasis on under-served minority groups.
1 month
Prevalence of dysphoric disorders
Time Frame: 2 weeks
The prevalence of depression and GAD will be assessed by the PHQ-2 and GAD-2 respectively.
2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Utilization of CAM
Time Frame: 1 month
The utilization of CAM and a classification scheme for CAM methods in Austria.
1 month
Utilization of Health Care Resources in Austria
Time Frame: 1 month
The utilization of health care resources of the Austrian population with respect to Primary, Secondary and Tertiary levels of care.
1 month
Case vignettes for calibration of response measures
Time Frame: 1 month
The use of case vignettes to calibrate response measures across various ethnic minority groups.
1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Medical University of Vienna

Collaborators

National Bank of Austria

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Otto Pichlhoefer, MD, MedUni Vienna

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 16, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 16, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

December 17, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 20, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 17, 2015

Last Verified

April 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 13683
  • 13575 (Other Identifier: Oesterreichische Nationalbank)

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