Code
01N03418
Duration
01 January 2018 → 31 December 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Social sciences
- Applied economics
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Medical and health sciences
- Gerontology and geriatrics
- Gerontology and geriatrics
- Public health care
- Nursing
- Gerontology and geriatrics
Keywords
Personalized Budget
patient directed care
patient empowerment
health literacy
quality of life
Project description
This study examines the impact of different types of personal health budgets (voucher vs. cash) on care organization and the role of health literacy in these relationships. This research studies how and to what degree this empowers patients and impacts care (community-based care, respite care and informal care) and patient outcomes (quality of life, well-being and health).