PATIENT-REPORTED MEDICAL EXPENDITURES FOR INSULIN-TREATED DIABETES PATIENTS IN EASTERN, CENTRAL AND WESTERN REGIONS OF CHINA
Author(s)
Li H1, Guan X1, Han S1, Wang T2, Rao P2, Shi L1
1International Research Center of Medicinal Administration, Peking University, Beijing, China, 2School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to investigate the utilization and expenditures of medical resources, including outpatient visits, hospitalizations, and productivity loss for insulin-treated diabetes patients. METHODS: A survey based on self-designed questionnaire was conducted in 7 third-grade class-A hospitals among eastern, central and western regions of China from July to September of 2012, with inclusion criteria of type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients treated with insulin. Diabetes duration and glycemic control for included patients, frequency and expenditures of outpatient visit and hospitalization, and time spending of outpatient visit were collected. Descriptive analysis of the data was performed by SPSS 19.0. RESULTS: Total annual medical expenditure was estimated to be 11985.33 CNY per patient, including 10011.58 CNY for outpatient visits and 1973.75 CNY for hospitalizations. In addition, an average of 5.05 hours, including the traffic time, was spent for outpatient visit, and 3.37 more hours were needed for rural patients as compared to urban patients (8.11 hours vs 4.74 hours). CONCLUSIONS: In China, Diabetes consumed a great deal of medical resources and imposed a heavy burden on patients treated with insulin, especially when hospitalization needed. More attentions should be paid on diabetes prevention and management to reduce medical resource utilization and burden of diabetes.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2014-09, ISPOR Asia Pacific 2014, Beijing, China
Value in Health, Vol. 17, No. 7 (November 2014)
Code
PDB37
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes
Disease
Diabetes/Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders