Cost of Medical Care of Patients with Advanced Serious Illness in Singapore (COMPASS): Prospective cohort study protocol

• Main Authors: Teo, I, Singh, R, Malhotra, C, Ozdemir, S, Dent, R.A, Kumarakulasinghe, N.B, Yeo, W.L, Cheung, Y.B, Malhotra, R, Kanesvaran, R, Yee, A.C.P, Chan, N, Wu, H.Y, Chin, S.M, Allyn, H.Y.M, Yang, G.M, Neo, P.S.H, Nadkarni, N.V, Harding, R, Finkelstein, E.A
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: adult; advanced cancer; Article; awareness; bereavement; cancer mortality; cancer prognosis; caregiver burden; cohort analysis; daily life activity; distress syndrome; emotionality; functional status; health belief; health care cost; health care delivery; health care quality; health care utilization; human; medical care; medical decision making; metastatic breast cancer; patient participation; patient preference; physical well-being; prospective study; prostate cancer; public health service; quality of life; Singapore; terminal care; tertiary health care; aged; attitude to health; clinical protocol; critical illness; economics; health survey; mental stress; middle aged; patient attitude; psychology; severity of illness index; young adult; Adult; Aged; Clinical Protocols; Critical Illness; Health Care Costs; Health Expenditures; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Public Health Surveillance; Quality of Life; Severity of Illness Index; Stress, Psychological; Young Adult
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/175390
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/s12885-018-4356-z