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ArticleJournal of diabetes research2020

Direct Medical Expenditures Associated with Eye Complications among Adults with Diabetes in the United States.

Abdulkarim M Meraya, Monira Alwhaibi, Moteb A Khobrani, Hafiz A Makeen, Saad S Alqahtani, David Banji

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Article in Journal of diabetes research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Abdulkarim M MerayaPharmacy Practice Research Unit, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6876-7270
Monira AlwhaibiDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3707-0582
Moteb A KhobraniDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Hafiz A MakeenPharmacy Practice Research Unit, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Saad S AlqahtaniPharmacy Practice Research Unit, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
David BanjiPharmacy Practice Research Unit, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesNational estimates of healthcare expenditures by types of services for adults with comorbid diabetes and eye complications (ECs) are scarce. Therefore, the first objective of this study is to estimate total healthcare expenditures and expenditures by types of services (inpatient, outpatient, prescription, and emergency) for adults with ECs. The second objective is to estimate the out-of-pocket spending burden among adults with ECs.

conclusionsThe study showed that ECs in individuals with diabetes are associated with high incremental direct medical and out-of-pocket expenditures. Therefore, it requires more health initiatives, interventions, strategies, and programs to address and minimize the risk involved in such affected individuals.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overDiabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth ExpendituresHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited StatesYoung Adult

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PMCPMC7245693

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