Costs of inpatient care and out-of-pocket payments for COVID-19 patients: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the costs of hospital care for patients with COVID-19 and the amount of out-of-pocket payments.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review using Scopus and WEB OF SCIENCE and PubMed databases in April 5, 2022 and then updated in January 15, 2023. English articles with no publication year restrictions were included with study designs of cost-of-illness (COI) studies, cost analyses, and observational reports (cross-sectional studies and prospective and retrospective cohorts) that calculated the patient-level cost of care for COVID-19. Costs are reported in USD with purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion in 2020. The PROSPERO registration number is CRD42022334337.

Results

The results showed that the highest total cost of hospitalization in intensive

SUBMITTER: Gholipour K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10511135 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature