The combined effect of cancer and chronic diseases on general practitioner consultation rates

Highlights • We studied the additional effect of cancer and chronic disease on GP contact rates. • Cancer leads to a similar increase in GP contacts as having a chronic disease. • Cancer does not seem to affect the impact of chronic diseases. • Cancer does not affect the impact of age and number of...

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Published in:Cancer epidemiology 2015-02, Vol.39 (1), p.109-114
Main Authors: Heins, M.J. (Marianne), Korevaar, J.C. (Joke), Donker, G.A. (Gé), Rijken, P.M. (Mieke), Schellevis, F.G. (François)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arthritis
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic Disease
Chronic illnesses
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Codes
Comorbidity
Databases, Factual
Diabetes
Epidemiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
General practice
General Practitioners - statistics & numerical data
Health care use
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical research
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - therapy
Older people
Patients
Primary care
Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Highlights • We studied the additional effect of cancer and chronic disease on GP contact rates. • Cancer leads to a similar increase in GP contacts as having a chronic disease. • Cancer does not seem to affect the impact of chronic diseases. • Cancer does not affect the impact of age and number of chronic diseases.
ISSN:1877-7821
1877-783X
DOI:10.1016/j.canep.2014.12.002