Palliative treatment of colorectal cancer in Germany: cost of care and quality of life

Martin Emmert (), Katharina Pohl-Dernick, Axel Wein, Frank Dörje, Susanne Merkel, Frank Boxberger, Gudrun Männlein, Robert Joost, Hans-Detlev Harich, Roland Thiemann, Christof Lamberti, Markus Neurath, Werner Hohenberger and Oliver Schöffski

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2013, vol. 14, issue 4, 629-638

Abstract: This is the first study assessing the costs of palliative care and the quality of life of patients with CRC in real-world health-care delivery in Germany. It could be shown that CRC treatment represents an enormous economic burden to the German health-care system. Increased efforts in promoting effective and efficient treatment options, or performance-based medication reimbursement schemes, might be helpful in reducing the costs. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013

Keywords: Colorectal cancer; Palliative care; Cost of care; Health service research; Quality of life; SF-12; I10; I11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s10198-012-0408-5

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