Trial reportThe European journal of general practice2024
Effectiveness of the Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions (ABCC)-tool in patients with asthma, COPD, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and heart failure: A pragmatic clustered quasi-experimental study in the Netherlands.
Trial report in The European journal of general practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Cost-effectiveness analysis of the Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions (ABCC) tool in primary care in the Netherlands.BMJ open · 2025Trial
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- Patient experiences with the Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions (ABCC) tool in primary care: a qualitative study.Primary health care research & development · 2026Article
- Development and psychometric properties of the 'Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions (ABCC) tool' for people with chronic heart failure (CHF): a mixed methods approach.Family medicine and community health · 2026Article
- The interaction between illness perception and intrinsic capacity during hospital-to-home transition in older adults with COPD and diabetes: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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- The Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions (ABCC-) tool: A valid and reliable tool for hip, knee, hand, wrist, foot and ankle osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Article
- Healthcare Sector Dynamics in Turkey (2002-2022): Trends, Breakpoints, and Policy Implications (Privatization in the Hospital Sector).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Examining South Tyrol's Experience: Digital Health Adoption and Workforce Issues in Implementing Italy's Primary Care Reform Under Ministerial Decree No. 77/2022.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Process evaluation of the implementation of the assessment of burden of chronic conditions tool in Dutch primary care - lessons from a qualitative implementation study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions (ABCC)-tool was developed to optimise chronic care.
objectivesThis study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the ABCC-tool in patients with COPD, asthma, type 2 diabetes, and/or heart failure in primary care in the Netherlands.
methodsThe study had a pragmatic, clustered, two-armed, quasi-experimental design. The intervention group (41 general practices; 176 patients) used the ABCC-tool during routine consultations and the control group (14 general practices; 61 patients) received usual care. The primary outcome was a change in perceived quality of care (PACIC; Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care) after 18 months. Secondary outcomes included change in the PACIC after 6 and 12 months, and in quality of life (EQ-5D-5L; EuroQol-5D-5L), capability well-being (ICECAP-A; ICEpop CAPability measure for Adults), and patients' activation (PAM; Patient Activation Measure) after 6, 12, and 18 months for the total group and conditions separately.
resultsWe observed a significant difference in the PACIC after 6, 12, and 18 months (18 months: 0.388 points; 95%CI: 0.089-0.687;
conclusionUse of the ABCC-tool has a positive effect on perceived quality of care and patients' activation, which makes the tool ready for use in clinical practice. Healthcare providers (e.g. general practitioners and practice nurses) can use the tool to provide person-centred care.
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