کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2798123 1155679 2009 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Cost of medical care among type 2 diabetic patients with a co-morbid condition—Hypertension in India
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی علوم غدد
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Cost of medical care among type 2 diabetic patients with a co-morbid condition—Hypertension in India
چکیده انگلیسی

The aim was to estimate the cost of medical care among hospitalized diabetic patients and to assess the influence of an additional co-morbid condition—hypertension. A pre tested and validated questionnaire was interviewer administered among 443 (male:female, 235:208) hospitalized diabetic patients. The JNC VII criteria for hypertension was considered to divide the study population into two groups; group I – diabetic patients without hypertension (n = 269) and group II – diabetic patients with hypertension (n = 174). Details of cost of inpatient and out-patient care and expenditure on hospitalization for the previous 2 years were obtained.The prevalence of hypertension among the study subjects was 39.3% (174 subjects). Presence of hypertension made a significant impact on the expenditure pattern. On an average a diabetic patient with hypertension spent 1.4 times more than a diabetic subject without hypertension. Median cost per hospitalization, length of stay during admission, and cost of 2 years for inpatient admission were all significantly higher for diabetic patients with a co-morbid condition.There is a need to develop a protocol on cost effective strategy for diabetes care. Strict control of hypertension should be targeted to avoid excess treatment cost on diabetes care.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - Volume 83, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 263–267
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