Exploring Comparative Effectiveness and efficiency in Long-term Care EXCELC

Duration:

1.4.2015–31.3.2018

Unit at THL:

Centre for Health and Social Economics, CHESS

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Effectiveness and efficiency of non-institutional LTC for older adults and their informal carers in Austria, England and Finland.

Objectives

The project 1) developed the German and Finnish versions of ASCOT social-care-related quality-of-life (SCRQoL) instruments and 2) explored and compared preferences for dimensions of SCRQoL, quality-of-life of elderly populations and the cost-effectiveness of home care in Austria, Finland and England.

Implementation

The international research project was carried out as a cooperation of four participating institutions (see below). The Finnish partner was National Institute for Health and Welfare, THL. 

Partners

  • London School of Economics and Political Science
  • University of Kent
  • WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
  • National Institute for Health and Welfare, THL

Funding

In alphabetical order:

  1. Austrian Research Funds
  2. NORFACE
  3. National Institute for Health and Welfare, THL

Contact information

Ismo Linnosmaa
Research professor, CHESS
tel. +358 29 524 7743
E-mail: [email protected]

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