دورية أكاديمية
Morbidity pattern and household cost of hospitalisation for non-communicable diseases (NCDs): a cross-sectional study at tertiary care level
| العنوان: | Morbidity pattern and household cost of hospitalisation for non-communicable diseases (NCDs): a cross-sectional study at tertiary care level |
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| المؤلفون: | Kasturiratne, A, Wickremasinghe, AR, de Silva, A |
| المصدر: | Ceylon Medical Journal; Vol 50, No 3 (2005); 109-113 |
| بيانات النشر: | The Sri Lanka Medical Association |
| سنة النشر: | 2009 |
| المجموعة: | Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Community Medicine, Government hospitals, household costs, in-patient care, non-communicable diseases |
| جغرافية الموضوع: | Sri Lanka |
| الوصف: | Objective To determine the pattern of morbidity and the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of patients seeking in-patient services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in medical units of a tertiary care hospital, and to estimate the economic burden imposed by these admissions on the households. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in medical units of the Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama. Data were collected using a pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Morbidity patterns and demographic and socio-economic characteristics of patients with NCDs were determined. Direct and indirect components of the household cost of hospital stay were estimated. Results Fifty five per cent of the patients men male and the largest age group (11%) was 50-54 years. Seventy per cent were above 40 years of age, and 63% represented social classes 4 and 5. Diseases of the circulatory system were the commonest (31%). Median household cost of the total hospital stay was Rs. 852.00 (inter-quartile range Rs. 351.00-1885.00) of which 70% were direct costs. Median daily cost was Rs. 340.00 (interquartile range Rs.165.00-666.00). Only 44% of patients incurred an indirect cost. Cost of travelling was the main contributor (36%) to the household cost. Laboratory investigations contributed 16%. Conclusions Most patients seeking in-patient services were from a poor socioeconomic background. The economic burden imposed by the admission to the household was mainly due to direct costs incurred for travelling and investigations. Key words: Government hospitals; household costs; in-patient care; non-communicable diseases DOI:10.4038/cmj.v50i3.1427 Ceylon Medical Journal Vol.50(3) 2005: 109-113 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | http://www.sljol.info/index.php/CMJ/article/view/1427/1275Test; http://www.sljol.info/index.php/CMJ/article/view/1427Test |
| DOI: | 10.4038/cmj.v50i3.1427 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v50i3.1427Test http://www.sljol.info/index.php/CMJ/article/view/1427Test |
| حقوق: | The entire contents of the CMJ are protected under Sri Lankan and International copyrights. Any article appearing in the Journal can be reproduced after obtaining written permission from the Editors and acknowledging the source as the CMJ. |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.65D8E805 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.4038/cmj.v50i3.1427 |
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