ESTIMATED RANGE OF COST OF TREATMENT OF ADULT SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL AS OF OCTOBER 2015
Author(s)
Abala AT, Bautista T
University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines
OBJECTIVES: The study’s objective was to estimate the economic cost of treatment for adult schizophrenia patients in a tertiary hospital using key informant interviews. METHODS: Due to the absence of nationally observed consensus or standard practice guidelines, a guided structured key informant interview was done to determine key practices in the treatment of adult schizophrenic patients in the charity and pay in-patient and out-patient settings of the tertiary hospital. Cost of treatment included direct (medication, room and board, professional fees, ancillaries) and indirect costs (productivity losses of both patient and caregiver) and was computed based on 1 to 4 week length of stay for inpatients and varying intervals of follow-up for outpatients. RESULTS: The cost, for charity inpatient care, may range from Php 2332 to 44861 (USD 50.88 to 978.86). For charity outpatient care, this may range from Php 2892 to 213612 USD 63.10 to 4660.96) annually. For pay patients, costs were estimated to range from Php 15347 to 246831 (USD 334.87 to 5385.80) for inpatient care and Php 17292 to Php 1125600 (USD 377.31 to 25681.04) for outpatient care. The factor that influenced costs the most was the choice of medication. As of October 15, 2015, 1 USD = 45.83 Php. CONCLUSIONS: Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric illness that places a significant financial burden on patients and their caregivers.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-09, ISPOR Asia Pacific 2016, Singapore
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 7 (November 2016)
Code
PMH11
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost/Cost of Illness/Resource Use Studies
Disease
Mental Health