Patients’ Need for Tailored Comparative Health Care Information: A Qualitative Study on Choosing a Hospital

Nicolien C Zwijnenberg   ¹ , M Sc ;   Michelle Hendriks   ¹ , PhD ;   Evelien Bloemendal   ¹ , MA ;   Olga C Damman   ² , PhD ;   Judith D de Jong   ¹ , PhD ;   Diana MJ Delnoij   ^{3, 4} , PhD, Prof ;   Jany JD Rademakers   ^{1, 5} , PhD, Prof

¹ Netherlands institute for health services research (NIVEL), Utrecht, Netherlands

² Department of Public and Occupational Health and EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

³ Quality Institute, National Health Care Institute, Diemen, Netherlands

⁴ Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tranzo, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands

⁵ School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands