The costs of treating COPD in the United States.
Chest
; 119(2): 344-52, 2001 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11171708
ABSTRACT
STUDY OBJECTIVES:
COPD affects millions of people in the United States. The purpose of this study was to describe the medical resource use and costs incurred by persons with COPD in the United States in 1987.DESIGN:
Data for this study were derived from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey. A societal perspective was adopted for this analysis. PATIENTS ORPARTICIPANTS:
All persons > or = 40 years old with resource use or expenditures for chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or nonspecific chronic airway obstruction were included in this study.RESULTS:
Mean per-person direct medical expenditures among persons with COPD were $6,469 (1987 US dollars), about 25% of which was COPD related. Approximately 68% of direct medical expenditures in persons with COPD were for inpatient hospitalization.CONCLUSIONS:
COPD causes a large societal burden of illness that is expected to increase. This study provides a valuable foundation and historical measure against which to compare other estimates.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Gastos em Saúde
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Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença
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Pneumopatias Obstrutivas
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chest
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos