STATUS AND EXPENSES- RE-USE OF INSULIN SYRINGE NEEDLES IN THE DIABETIC PATIENTS IN BEIJING
Author(s)
Cui B1, Tao L2, Zhong J1, Zhao Z3
1Peking University, Beijing, China, 2Beijing Medical Economics Research Association, Beijing, China, 3Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the re-use status of disposable insulin syringe needles in the diabetic patients in Beijing and analyze the extra disease burden due to the re-use behavior. METHODS: Use the semi-constructed questionnaire to investigate how the insulin injection needles were used and its expenses in the diabetic patients who were treated by insulin injection for at least half a year in 21 hospitals in Beijing. RESULTS:
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-09, ISPOR Asia Pacific 2016, Singapore
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 7 (November 2016)
Code
PMD20
Topic
Economic Evaluation, Health Policy & Regulatory
Topic Subcategory
Cost/Cost of Illness/Resource Use Studies, Pricing Policy & Schemes
Disease
Diabetes/Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders