The economic impact of a COVID-19 illness from the perspective of families seeking care in a private hospital in India

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Covid-19 pandemic had a tremendous impact that caused significant morbidity, mortality, and financial stress for families. Our study aimed to determine the Out-of-pocket expenses and economic impact of a Covid-19 illness for households where patients were admitted to a private hospital in India.

Methodology

This was a cost-of-illness study from a tertiary care academic institute where adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19 from May 2020 to June 2021 were included. Patients with an admission of less than one day or who had any form of insurance were excluded. The clinical and financial details were obtained from the hospital information system and a cross-sectional survey. This was stratified across three clinical severity levels and two epidemiological wave

SUBMITTER: George T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10208655 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature