Reminders, Cost Sharing, and Healthcare Use
The investigators conduct a large-scale randomized controlled trial in Finland by sending three types of information letters to households to examine whether the reminder letters affect healthcare use. All letters remind of the importance of seeking care to treat potential health problems.
This study has two primary objectives are: to evaluate the effects of an information nudge reminding on the importance of diagnosing and treating health problems and to evaluate the effects of additionally providing information on the fact that primary care nurse visits have become exempt from copayments. Main outcomes include the number of primary care nurse visits and general practitioner (GP) visits in a six-month follow-up.
調査の概要
詳細な説明
研究の種類
入学 (実際)
段階
- 適用できない
連絡先と場所
研究場所
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Helsinki、フィンランド、00271
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
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参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
受講資格のある性別
説明
Inclusion Criteria:
- Residency in one of the 25 target municipalities as of September 15, 2021.
- Born in 1966 or earlier (aged 55 or more at the end of 2021).
- Living in a household with a maximum of three individuals aged 55 or above.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals living in households (postal address) with more than three individuals aged 55 and above.
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか?
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的:ヘルスサービス研究
- 割り当て:ランダム化
- 介入モデル:並列代入
- マスキング:トリプル
武器と介入
参加者グループ / アーム |
介入・治療 |
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アクティブコンパレータ:Basic letter
This reminder states that if healthcare is not consumed at the right time, health may deteriorate and diagnoses and treatment may be delayed.
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Reminders
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アクティブコンパレータ:Co-pay
This reminder states that if healthcare is not consumed at the right time, health may deteriorate and diagnoses and treatment may be delayed AND informs recipients about a new law that abolished all co-payments for all primary care nurse visits in Finland.
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Reminders
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アクティブコンパレータ:GP-Co-pay
This reminder states that if healthcare is not consumed at the right time, health may deteriorate and diagnoses and treatment may be delayed AND informs recipients about a new law that abolished all co-payments for all primary care nurse visits in Finland, AND informs recipients that the new law did not abolish co-payments related to general practitioner visits.
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Reminders
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介入なし:Control treatment
There is no intervention in the control treatment.
The entire population aged 55 and above in the treatment regions will serve as a control group.
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この研究は何を測定していますか?
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
時間枠 |
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Number of nurse visits (as recorded in the Finnish National Register of Primary Health Care Visits)
時間枠:Six months starting from the date the letters are sent
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Six months starting from the date the letters are sent
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Number of doctor visits (as recorded in the Finnish National Register of Primary Health Care Visits)
時間枠:Six months starting from the date the letters are sent
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Six months starting from the date the letters are sent
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二次結果の測定
結果測定 |
時間枠 |
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Number of referrals to specialized care (as recorded in the Finnish National Register of Primary Health Care Visits)
時間枠:Six months starting from the date the letters are sent
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Six months starting from the date the letters are sent
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Number of drug prescriptions for newly initiated therapies (as recorded in the Finnish national register for prescribed medicines)
時間枠:Six months starting from the date the letters are sent
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Six months starting from the date the letters are sent
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協力者と研究者
捜査官
- 主任研究者:Lauri Sääksvuori, PhD、Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and University of Turku
研究記録日
主要日程の研究
研究開始 (実際)
一次修了 (実際)
研究の完了 (実際)
試験登録日
最初に提出
QC基準を満たした最初の提出物
最初の投稿 (実際)
学習記録の更新
投稿された最後の更新 (実際)
QC基準を満たした最後の更新が送信されました
最終確認日
詳しくは
本研究に関する用語
その他の研究ID番号
- THL/3181/6.02.01/2021
個々の参加者データ (IPD) の計画
個々の参加者データ (IPD) を共有する予定はありますか?
IPD プランの説明
医薬品およびデバイス情報、研究文書
米国FDA規制医薬品の研究
米国FDA規制機器製品の研究
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