Treatment-Related Costs of Childhood Epilepsy in Mainland China: A Preliminary Study in a Tertiary Pediatric Epilepsy Center
| Autor: | Jing-Yun Gao, Ting Xiang, Ye Wu, Yuwu Jiang, Sai-Nan Zhu, Tian Sang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Mainland China
Childhood epilepsy Male China Adolescent Good control Tertiary Care Centers 03 medical and health sciences Epilepsy Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Outpatient clinic Medicine Humans Child Pediatric epilepsy business.industry Infant Health Care Costs medicine.disease Medical insurance Hospitalization Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Anticonvulsants Female Neurology (clinical) business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of child neurology. 34(2) |
| ISSN: | 1708-8283 |
| Popis: | This study aimed to investigate the treatment-related annual cost of childhood epilepsy and its related factors in mainland China. A total of 244 cases were collected at the outpatient clinics of Peking University First Hospital Pediatrics from April 2010 to August 2013. The median annual epilepsy treatment–related costs per patient were estimated to be RMB7822 (US$1160), accounting for 43.72% (median) of urban residents’ disposable income in China. Those who lived far away or with uncontrolled seizures yielded much higher costs. This study concluded that the treatment of children with epilepsy produces a heavy burden on both families and society in mainland China. The constitution ratio of antiepileptic drugs and travel expenses are much higher than those of other countries. Adjusting medical insurance coverage, balancing medical resource distribution, and taking good control of seizures might be effective in reducing the economic burden of childhood epilepsy in China. |
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