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ArticleTurkish thoracic journal2021

Five-Year Trends in Direct Costs of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Turkey: COPDTURKEY-3.

Tarkan Ozdemir, Hatice Kilic, Nilgun Yilmaz Demirci, Cigdem Ozdilekcan, Guven Bektemur, Mustafa Hamidullah Turkkani, Simten Malhan, H Canan Hasanoglu, Orhan Koc, Can Ozturk

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Article in Turkish thoracic journal, 2021. 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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10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Tarkan OzdemirDepartment of Chest Diseases, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Research and Training Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
Hatice KilicDepartment of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.
Nilgun Yilmaz DemirciDepartment of Chest Diseases, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Cigdem OzdilekcanDepartment of Chest Diseases, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Research and Training Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
Guven BektemurDepartment of Health Management, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey.
Mustafa Hamidullah TurkkaniDepartment of Chest Diseases, Sincan Dr. Nafiz Körez State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Simten MalhanDepartment of Healthcare Management, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
H Canan HasanogluDepartment of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.
Orhan KocDeputy President, Social Security Institution, Ankara, Turkey.
Can OzturkDepartment of Chest Diseases, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Başkent University · TRSocial Security Children's Hospital · TRUniversity of Health Sciences Antigua · AG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The aim of this study was to reveal the trend in direct costs related to COPD between 2012 and 2016, and to evaluate hospital costs in 2016, together with their subcomponents. MATERIAL AND

methodsA population-based descriptive study was conducted using administrative healthcare data in Turkey. The total direct cost of COPD diagnosis-treatment for each year from 2012 to 2016, was calculated. The distribution of the hospital's COPDrelated costs for the year 2016 was also examined, together with morbidity data.

resultsThe direct costs of the patients who were admitted to step 1, step 2, and step 3 health care centers between 2012 and 2016 increased by 41% [895 041 403TL ($496 930 501) in 2012 to 1 263 288 269TL ($417 834 197) in 2016]; the increase was 60% and 24%, for inpatient and outpatient groups respectively. In the year 2016, the direct total cost was 1003TL ($332) per patient. In 2016, mean specialist consultations per patient with mean cost per specialist consultation, and mean emergency visits per patient with mean cost per emergency visit, were 1.7, 42 TL ($14), and 0.4, 71TL ($23) respectively. For the inpatient group, the mean number of hospitalizations per patient, mean number of hospitalization days, and the mean cost per hospitalization were 0.4, 6.5, and 1926TL ($637), respectively.

conclusionWhen the readmissions of patients with COPD were evaluated together with the costs, and compared with the statistics from other countries, it was found that the costs per patient were lower in Turkey. However, the reasons for the significant rise in inpatient costs compared to outpatient costs should be investigated. Further investigations are required regarding pulmonary rehabilitation, home health care services, preventive measures for infections, management of comorbidities, and treatment optimization, which may reduce hospitalizations.

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