کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4211838 1280653 2007 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Healthcare costs of COPD in Italian referral centres: A prospective study
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پزشکی ریوی و تنفسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Healthcare costs of COPD in Italian referral centres: A prospective study
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryBackgroundThis study estimated the healthcare resource utilisation and costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, staged by severity, in the Italian pneumology departments (PDs).MethodsThe project was a multi-centre observational study conducted in 11 Italian PDs throughout the country.A total of 268 patients were recruited and followed prospectively for 1 year. For the purpose of analysis, patients were divided into four groups according to the severity at onset:
• mild COPD (stage I)—postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC <70% and FEV1 ⩾ 80% of predicted;
• moderate COPD (stage II)—postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC <70% and 50% ⩽FEV1< 80% of predicted;
• severe COPD (stage III)—postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC <70% and 30% ⩽FEV1 <50% of predicted;
• very severe COPD (stage IV)—postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC <70% and FEV1 <30% of predicted, or clinical signs of either respiratory or cardiac failure.ResultsSubgroups differed significantly in the main demographic and clinical variables. Broadly, higher severity was associated with older age, longer disease duration, and more frequent exacerbations. Patients with severe COPD used more resources for almost all services than those with mild and moderate forms.The annual average cost per patient was €3040.2 (€1046.7 for mild, €2319.0 for moderate, €3572.1 for severe and €5033.3 for very severe forms).ConclusionsThis study offers some information on the healthcare costs of COPD induced by PDs in Italy, potentially useful for decision-making in the health care services. Resources and costs rose significantly with disease severity.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Respiratory Medicine - Volume 101, Issue 11, November 2007, Pages 2312–2320
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