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
On other websites:
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:
- Austrian Research Funds
- NORFACE
- National Institute for Health and Welfare, THL
Contact information
Ismo Linnosmaa
Research professor, CHESS
tel. +358 29 524 7743
E-mail: [email protected]
