RE-USE OF INSULIN SYRINGE NEEDLES AND ITS EXTRA DISEASE BURDEN FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS IN BEIJING
Author(s)
Cui B1, Zhao Z2, Zhong J1, Liu T2, Tao L3
1Peking University, Beijing, China, 2Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China, 3Beijing Medical Economics Research Association, Beijing, China
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the situation of disposable insulin syringe needles re-use in the diabetic patients in Beijing and the safety problems due to re-use as well as the extra disease burden. METHODS: Use the semi-constructed questionnaire to investigate how the insulin injection needles were re-used and its disease burden on diabetic patients who had been treated by insulin injection for at least half a year in 21 hospitals in Beijing. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: At first health education should be enhanced on how to use the insulin syringe needles correctly and take it into consideration of bring the insulin syringe needles into insurance reimbursement list at appropriate time to alleviate the economic burden of the diabetics.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-11, ISPOR Europe 2015, Milan, Italy
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 7 (November 2015)
Code
PMD135
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost/Cost of Illness/Resource Use Studies
Disease
Diabetes/Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders