THE NUMBER OF CASES IN PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICES WITHIN SPECIALIZED HOME CARE IN HUNGARY BETWEEN 2010 AND 2014
Author(s)
Molics B1, Hanzel A1, Juhász K2, Sebestyén A2, Gyuró M1, Endrei D1, Boncz I1
1University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, 2National Health Insurance Fund Administration, Pécs, Hungary
OBJECTIVES: Specialized home care as financed service was introduced in primary care in Hungary in 1996. The aim of our study was to investigate the number of cases in specialized home care and its distribution between nursing and physiotherapy services. METHODS: The data come from the database of the National Health Insurance Fund Administration, being the only health financing agency in Hungary, and the Central Statistics Office. We analyzed the disitribution of different types of home care services (nursing and physiotherapy services). The period between 2010-2014 was included into the nationwide analysis. RESULTS: The financed number of cases in specialized home care accounted for 93397 in 2010 and 133342 in 2013. The distribution of the number of cases between specialized care and physiotherapy services amounted to 60% and 40% except for the year of 2013 when the distribution varied with 51.68% and 48.32%. Regarding the number of cases, physiotherapy had the highest incidence min. 32.284 (84.7%) in 2010 and 57.509 (89.26%) within physiotherapy services in 2013 opposite to electrotherapy and speech therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Within the number of cases in physiotherapy services, more support of physiotherapy is justifiable.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-10, ISPOR Europe 2016, Vienna, Austria
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 7 (November 2016)
Code
PHP209
Topic
Health Service Delivery & Process of Care
Topic Subcategory
Health Care Research
Disease
Multiple Diseases