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0180/2022 - Direct healthcare cost of hospital admissions for chronic non-communicable diseases sensitive to primary care in the elderly
Custo direto de internações hospitalares por doenças crônicas não transmissíveis sensíveis à atenção primária em idosos

Author:

• Marina Miranda Borges - Borges, M.M. - <maarinamiiranda@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5090-6722

Co-author(s):

• Luciana Alves Custódio - Custódio, L.A. - <lualves.ucb@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-125X
• Denise de Fátima Barros Cavalcante - Cavalcante, D.F.B - <dradenisecavalcante@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9166-0367
• Antonio Carlos Pereira - Pereira, A. C. - <apereira@fop.unicamp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1703-8171
• Rodrigo Luiz Carregaro - Carregaro, R.L. - <rodrigocarregaro@unb.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2382-0787


Abstract:

Aging has imposed changes in the epidemiological profile and an increase in the prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs). Most hospitalizations of the elderly are due to conditions sensitive to primary care and worsening of CNCDs. The aim was to estimate the direct cost related to hospital admissions of elderly people affected by CNCDs (hypertension, heart failure and diabetes mellitus) sensitive to primary care, in a medium-sized hospital, in the period 2015-2019. Secondly, we investigated whether clinical and demographic factors explain the costs and length of stay. The medical records of 165 elderly people were analysed. We found a predominance of women with a mean age of 76.9 years. The most frequent cause of hospitalization was heart failure (62%) and the average length of stay was 9.5 days, and 16% of hospitalizations corresponded to rehospitalizations. Of these, 81% were caused by complicationsthe previous hospitalization. The estimated total cost was R$ 3 million. Male patients had a longer hospital stay compared to female patients. Hypertension and the total number of procedures were significant predictors of cost and length of stay. We found that in 5 years, the costs of hospital admissions for conditions sensitive to primary care in the elderly are considerable, indicating the relevance of investments in primary care.

Keywords:

Primary Health Care, Costs and Cost Analysis, Noncommunicable Diseases, Aged, Hospitalization.

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Borges, M.M., Custódio, L.A., Cavalcante, D.F.B, Pereira, A. C., Carregaro, R.L.. Direct healthcare cost of hospital admissions for chronic non-communicable diseases sensitive to primary care in the elderly. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2022/Jul). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/direct-healthcare-cost-of-hospital-admissions-for-chronic-noncommunicable-diseases-sensitive-to-primary-care-in-the-elderly/18436



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