ArticleAtencion primaria2007
[Evaluative study of medical-care costs in primary care].
Article in Atencion primaria, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- [Impact of Morbidity on Health Care Costs of a Department of Health through Clinical Risk Groups. Valencian Community, Spain].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2016Observational
- [Distribution of primary care expenditure according to sex and age group: a retrospective analysis].Atencion primaria · 2012Article
- [Assessment of functional capacity, psychological well-being and mental health in primary care].Atencion primaria · 2009Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the real costs of medical care by diagnostic groups at a primary care centre.
designDescriptive, retrospective study, based on the review of computerized medical records.
settingUrban primary care centre (PCC).
participantsAll patients who attended the PCC during 2005. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: Mean medical care cost per visit in euros, broken down for health professionals, diagnostic procedures and drugs costs, and stratified by diagnostic groups.
resultsThe most frequent visits were for pulmonary, locomotor, cardiovascular, and gastro-intestinal conditions. The mean number of visits per patient attended was 8.7 (SD, 9.4); and per patient registered at the centre, 5.9 (8.7). The highest costs were for cardiovascular (18.96%; 95% CI, 18.93%-18.99%), locomotor (11.21%; 95% CI, 11.18%-11.23%), psychological (10.69%, 95% CI, 10.66%-10.71%), pulmonary (10.20%; 95% CI, 10.17%-10.22%) and endocrinal-nutritional (9.61%; 95% CI, 9.58%-9.63%) problems. Drugs expenditure accounted for 65% of the total cost; visits to health professionals, for 33%; and procedures, for 2%. Overall cost per inhabitant was 239.1 (493.6) euros, and per patient attended was 349.5 (563.5).
conclusionsCardiovascular disease conditions are much the most costly ones in terms of overall medical cost. Psychological conditions are located in second place in terms of pharmaceutical cost; and in third place, in terms of overall medical-care cost.
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