Referral compliance and subsequent hospital admissions for COPD and cardiovascular disease in the Netherlands: a data linkage study
Our findings suggest that age, socioeconomic status, financial barriers or certain comorbidities can delay or prohibit compliance, with potential adverse outcomes like ICU admissions. Future research should explore whether non-compliant patients experience worse health outcomes beyond two years or if their conditions are managed without specialist care.
Authors
- Bert Meijboom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2288-1577)
- Robert Verheij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2234-4819)
- Isabelle Bos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9933-2758)
- Jesper T. Dros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1678-7453)
- Christel E. van Dijk
Institutions
- Tilburg University (NL)
- National Health Care Institute (NL)
- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NL)
- Zorginstituut Nederland (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13391-4
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Zorginstituut Nederland