Does uptake of specialty care affect HRQoL development in COPD patients beneficially? A difference-in-difference analysis linking claims and survey data.
Alisa StöberPavo MarijicChristoph F KurzLarissa SchwarzkopfFlorian KirschAnja SchrammReiner LeidlPublished in: The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care (2023)
The uptake of pulmonologist care had a statistically significant, but not clinically relevant, beneficial impact on the development of HRQoL by slowing down overall HRQoL deterioration within 1 year. Including specialty care more appropriately in COPD management, especially at lower disease stages (GOLD AB), could thus improve patients' health outcome.
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