PMS25 DIRECT MEDICAL COSTS OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN SPAIN

Relationship between patient dependence and direct medical-, social-, indirect-, and informal-care costs in Spain

OBJECTIVE The objectives of this analysis were to examine how patients' dependence on others relates to costs of care and explore the incremental effects of patient dependence measured by the Dependence Scale on costs for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Spain. METHODS The Co-Dependence in Alzheimer's Disease study is an 18 multicenter, cross-sectional, observational study among pati...

the direct medical costs of breast cancer in isfahan-iran

Direct Healthcare Costs of Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Spain*

Objectives. To estimate the healthcare resources spent by diabetic patients in Spain during the year 2002. Methods. The present work is a cost-of-illness study. Direct healthcare costs were estimated using rates of DM, based on primary and secondary sources of information. A range of prevalence from 5% to 6% of the adult population was determined. The total cost was composed of six items: insul...

Direct health care costs of diabetic patients in Spain.

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to estimate the health care resources spent by type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients in Spain during the year 2002. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This is a cost-of-illness study focusing on direct health care costs estimated from primary and secondary sources of information. A prevalence of diabetes ranging from 5 to 6% of the adult population was determined. ...

Evaluation of Direct Medical Costs in Hospitalized Diabetic Patients After Health Reform Plan

Background and Objectives: Diabetes is one of the most expensive chronic diseases and a global public health problem. One of the objectives of implementing the Health Reform Plan (HRP) was to reduce the out-of-pocket payments for hospitalized patients. The present study was carried out with the aim of determining the direct medical costs in hospitalized diabetic patients after implementation of...