Netherlands information service for allied health care

Summary

Strengths: This registry involves data extraction from electronic patient registration and has a longitudinal design. Weaknesses: However, due to the longitudinal design, primarily general information is available.

Type of data

Data Source
Registry

Type of Study
Crosssection regular

Data gathering method
Registries

Access to data

Conditions of access
Cannot be downloaded directly

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Anonymised microdata

Formats available
SPSS (default)

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data were collected in 2001 - 2011 with a sample size of around 150 practitioners. Data collection is ongoing and is scheduled to continue at some point in the future.

First year of collection
2001

Stratification if applicable
Not applicable

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Patients in allied health care in the Netherlands

Age range
No age restrictions

Statistical representativeness
Other, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Brief overview of: Allied health care: demographics, access, health issues, treatments, evaluations

Linkage

Standardisation
Data extractions are based on Vektis-standards

Possibility of linkage among databases
Limited linkage key: about 85% of patients can be linked

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Data are checked for validity and doubling

Breaks
There have been changes to the scope of the information. In 2002, the registry was extended to include information about privately insured and non-claimable data flow. In 2006, self-employed dieticians were also added.

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
In the course of years, there have been small changes in the system, but the majority is consistent.

Governance

Contact information

NIVEL
Otterstraat 118-124
3513 CR Utrecht Netherlands Phone: 003130 272 9771
Email:
Url:

Timeliness, transparency
Data that is collected on a monthly basis; yearly publication of annual data.