Healthcare utilization, medical costs and mortality associated with malnutrition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a matched cohort study
| Autor: | Michael Yao Hsien Wang, Chao Hsiun Tang, Kuan-Yu Hung, Rhoda Wen Yi Cheng, Jih-Shuin Jerng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Taiwan Pulmonary disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive 0302 clinical medicine Matched cohort medicine Humans In patient 030212 general & internal medicine Aged Retrospective Studies Mechanical ventilation Aged 80 and over COPD business.industry Malnutrition General Medicine Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Hospitalization Healthcare utilization Emergency medicine Costs and Cost Analysis Female Health Expenditures business Emergency Service Hospital Medical costs |
| DOI: | 10.6084/m9.figshare.7624319 |
| Popis: | Objective: Although disease-related malnutrition has prognostic implications for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), its health-economic impact and clinical burdens are uncertain. We conducted a population-level study to investigate these questions. Methods: We excerpted data relevant to malnutrition, prolonged mechanical ventilation, and medications from claims by 1,197,098 patients which were consistent with COPD and registered by the Taiwan National Health Insurance Administration between 2009 and 2013. These patients were separated into cohorts with or without respiratory failure requiring long-term mechanical ventilation, and each cohort was divided to compare cases who developed malnutrition after their first diagnosis consistent with COPD, versus non-malnourished propensity-score matched controls. Results: The prevalence of malnutrition was 3.8% overall (10,259/287,000 non-ventilator-dependent; 1198/15,829 ventilator-dependent). Propensity-score matched non-ventilator-dependent patients who became malnourished (N = 10,242) had comparatively more hospitalizations, emergency room and outpatient visits, longer hospitalization (all p < 0.01), and higher mortality (HR =2.26, 95% CI 2.18‒2.34) than non-malnourished controls (N = 40,968). Malnourished ventilator-dependent patients, (N = 1,197) had higher rates of hospitalization, emergency room and outpatient visits, but shorter hospitalization (all p < .001) and lower mortality (HR =0.85, 95% CI 0.80‒0.93) than matched non-malnourished controls (N = 4,788). Total medical expenditure on malnourished non-ventilator-dependent COPD patients was 75% higher than controls (p < .001), whereas malnourished ventilator-dependent patients had total costs 7% lower than controls (p < .001). Conclusions: Malnourishment among COPD patients who were not dependent on mechanical ventilation was associated with greater healthcare resource utilization and higher aggregate medical costs. |
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