Het gebruik van kinesitherapie en van fysische geneeskunde ... - KCE
Het gebruik van kinesitherapie en van fysische geneeskunde ... - KCE
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48 Physiotherapy & Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine <strong>KCE</strong> reports 87<br />
4 DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE<br />
CONSUMPTION OF REHABILITATION CARE<br />
FOR SOME SPECIFIC SURGERY<br />
PROCEDURES<br />
4.1 RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND METHODOLOGY<br />
4.1.1 Research question<br />
The objective of this part is to id<strong>en</strong>tify variables that predict the type of rehabilitation<br />
e.g. variables linked to the health care context (hospital or physician), the type of<br />
interv<strong>en</strong>tion and the pati<strong>en</strong>t’s socio-demographic characteristics. First, cost and number<br />
of sessions were studied in detail. Second, a statistical model was developed that looked<br />
for an explanation of this consumption.<br />
4.1.2 Descriptive statistical analysis of rehabilitation consumption<br />
Statistical analyses (descriptive and explanatory) of consumption related to<br />
rehabilitation for specific surgical procedures include:<br />
• The number of sessions, under the K and M nom<strong>en</strong>clature codes (outpati<strong>en</strong>t<br />
and inpati<strong>en</strong>t);<br />
• The duration of rehabilitation treatm<strong>en</strong>t;<br />
• The cost of care, based on the type of coverage (physiotherapy or mono- or<br />
multi-disciplinary PRM).<br />
For each surgical interv<strong>en</strong>tion under study the analyses examine significant differ<strong>en</strong>ces<br />
betwe<strong>en</strong> five pathways of rehabilitation: mono-disciplinary PRM, multi-disciplinary PRM,<br />
PT, mixture of PT and mono-disciplinary PRM, mixture of PT and multi-disciplinary<br />
PRM.<br />
4.1.3 Construction of an explanatory model of the type of treatm<strong>en</strong>t<br />
prescribed in first instance<br />
A logistic regression model will consider the type of treatm<strong>en</strong>t followed in first instance:<br />
mono-disciplinary PRM, multi-disciplinary PRM and physiotherapy. A simple binary<br />
model tests the probability of treatm<strong>en</strong>t by PRM versus physiotherapy. Another model<br />
tests the probability of treatm<strong>en</strong>t by multi-disciplinary PRM versus mono-disciplinary<br />
rehabilitation (PT or PRM).<br />
4.1.4 Data limits and methodological choices<br />
The IMA provides claims data on the services covered by the compulsory health<br />
insurance, labelled with nom<strong>en</strong>clature codes and delivered in both ambulatory care<br />
settings and hospitals. Data contain all interv<strong>en</strong>tions paid by the national compulsory<br />
health insurance and all rehabilitation occurring one year after these surgical<br />
procedures.<br />
Claims data do not register the reason for which a pati<strong>en</strong>t is treated or examined; there<br />
is no registration of diagnosis, co-morbidities or complications. Registration of those<br />
diagnoses is provided by the clinical minimum data set for hospitalised pati<strong>en</strong>ts.<br />
However, the deadlines did not allow using these data as they are only available and<br />
validated at least 3 years after registration.