Health care utilization and excess costs after pelvic fractures among older people in Germany
| Autor: | Jürgen Grebe, Werner Arend, Andrea Icks, Christian Ohmann, J. Windolf, Charalabos-Markos Dintsios, Andreas Vogt, E. Neuhaus, K. Frommholz, Simon Thelen, Burkhard Haastert, Silke Andrich, C. Brunoni, P. Jungbluth |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Population Health care utilization 030209 endocrinology & metabolism 03 medical and health sciences Indirect costs Fractures Bone 0302 clinical medicine Germany Health care medicine Health services research Humans Pelvic fracture education Pelvic Bones Aged Retrospective Studies Excess costs Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study business.industry Health Care Costs Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Confidence interval Observational study Original Article Female 030101 anatomy & morphology business |
| Zdroj: | Osteoporosis International |
| ISSN: | 1433-2965 0937-941X |
| Popis: | Summary Our study demonstrates a strong increase in utilization of inpatient health care and clear excess costs in older people in the first year after pelvic fracture, the latter even after adjustment for several confounders. Excess costs were particularly high in the first few months and mainly attributable to inpatient treatment. Introduction We aimed to estimate health care utilization and excess costs in patients aged minimum 60 years up to 1 year after pelvic fracture compared to a population without pelvic fracture. Methods In this retrospective population-based observational study, we used routine data from a large statutory health insurance (SHI) in Germany. Patients with a first pelvic fracture between 2008 and 2010 (n=5685, 82% female, mean age 80±9 years) were frequency matched with controls (n=193,159) by sex, age at index date, and index month. We estimated health care utilization and mean total direct costs (SHI perspective) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using BCA bootstrap procedures for 52 weeks before and after the index date. We calculated cost ratios (CRs) in 4-week intervals after the index date by fitting mixed two-part models including adjustment for possible confounders and repeated measurement. All analyses were further stratified for men/women, in-/outpatient-treated, and major/minor pelvic fractures. Results Health care utilization and mean costs in the year after the index date were higher for cases than for controls, with inpatient treatment being particularly pronounced. CRs (95% CIs) decreased from 10.7 (10.2–11.1) within the first 4 weeks to 1.3 (1.2–1.4) within week 49–52. Excess costs were higher for inpatient than for outpatient-treated persons (CRs of 13.4 (12.9–13.9) and 2.3 (2.0–2.6) in week 1–4). In the first few months, high excess costs were detected for both persons with major and minor pelvic fracture. Conclusion Pelvic fractures come along with high excess costs and should be considered when planning and allocating health care resources. |
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