Health care in chronic non-fatal disease by the example of inflammatory bowel disease

Objective

The present study concentrates on health care in the field of gastroenterology in which an important chronic non- fatal disease will undergo synchronous, uniform, and (near) total analysis of all-important aspects related to long-term disease outcome. In addition, this effort will be made in a European population based patient group covering the whole geographic width of the continent. The effort will be facilitated by the fact that the patient cohort is already well defined by previous studies. Our hypothesis is that chronic non-fatal diseases have an evolving course in time. "Natural course of disease" does not exist any more, as changing therapeutic, social, and environmental factors continuously influence the outcome. The proposed study will serve as an example to the medical and paramedical community, showing periodical updating to be necessary for every chronic non-fatal Condition. This study will deliver simultaneous scientific evidence of all aspects influencing disease outcome for both the single patient and the community. Based on this evidence a convincing model will be contemplated forth European Community to project health care planning for both IBD and other chronic non-tat diseases

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-10. - Public health and health services research

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAASTRICHT

Address

Peter Debyelaan 25
6229 HX Maastricht
Netherlands

Participants (15)

ADELAIDE & MEAT HOSPITALS, INCORPORATING THE NATIONAL CHILDRENS HOSPITAL

Ireland

Address

Tallaght
Dublin 24

ARCISPEDALE SANTA MARIA NUOVA

Italy

Address

Viale Umberto I, 50
42100 Reggio Emilia

AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA CAREGGI FIRENZE

Italy

Address

Viale Pieraccini 17
50134 Firenze

AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA ISTITUTI OSPITALIERI DI CREMONA

Italy

Address

Via Concordia 1
26100 Cremona

BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV

Israel

Address

653
84105 Beer Sheva

HERLEV UNIVERSITET HOSPITAL

Denmark

Address

Herlev Ringvej 75
2730 Herlev

HOSPITAL GARCIA DE ORTA SA

Portugal

Address

Av Prof Torrado Da Silva, Pragal
2801-951 Almada

HOSPITAL SANTA MARIA

Portugal

Address

Av. Egas Moniz
1649 Lisboa

HOSPITAL XERAL

Spain

Address

Pizarro, 22
36024 Pontevedra

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgium

Address

Oude Markt 13
3000 Louvain / Leuven

ST. GEZONDHEIDSZORG OOSTEL. Z. LIMBURG

Netherlands

Address

Henri Dunantstraat 5
6401 CX Heerlen

THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY OF OSLO

Norway

Address

Pilestredet 32
0027 Oslo

UNIVERSITY OF CRETE

Greece

Address

Voutes
71110 Heraklion

UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA

Greece

Address

1,Salamaga 1
45110 Ioannina

UNIVERSITY OF MAASTRICHT

Netherlands

Address

Universiteitssingel 50
6200 Maastricht