User Charges for General Practitioner Services in Denmark

March 11, 2013 updated by: Christian Kronborg, University of Southern Denmark

Brugerbetaling i Almen Praksis (In Danish: User Charges for General Practitioner Services)

Currently, office visits at general practitioners is free of charge for patients. However, public commissions and the Danish Economic Council have suggested to implement user charges for services that currently is free of charge. The aim of this study is to examine the consequences of introducing user charges for general practitioner services. Data for the project will be collected from patients who have an appointment with a general practitioner. Patients will be asked whether they are willing to pay a specified amount for the consultation that they have scheduled. After the consultation, the GP register diagnoses.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

400

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

  • Denmark
      • Nyborg, Denmark, 5800
        • Lægerne Nyenstad

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients enrolled with a general practitioner clinic

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with an appointment for a visit in a general practitioner clinic
  • Reads and understand Danish

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Patients
Behavioral: Willingness to pay

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Willingness to pay
Time Frame: once
Whether a patient accept a specified amount for a GP consultation
once

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Diagnoses
Time Frame: Once
Diagnoses according to the Danish version of the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC9
Once

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Southern Denmark

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

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

March 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 4, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 5, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

February 6, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 12, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 11, 2013

Last Verified

March 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SDU1

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