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Direct costs for outpatient excess body weight treatment in Brazilian children and adolescents attending a public children's hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the direct costs of treating excess body weight in children and adolescents attending a public children's hospital.

Methods

This study analyzed the costs of the disease within the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) for 2,221 patients with excess body weight using a microcosting approach. The costs included operational expenses, consultations, and laboratory and imaging tests obtained from medical records for the period from 2009 to 2019. Healthcare expenses were obtained from the Table of Procedures, Medications, Orthoses/Prostheses, and Special Materials of SUS and from the hospital's finance department.

Results

Medical consultations accounted for 50.6% (R$703,503.00) of the total cost (R$1,388,449.40) of treatment over the period investigated. The cost of treating excess body weight was 11.8 times higher for children aged 5-18 years compared to children aged 2-5 years over the same period. Additionally, the cost of treating obesity was approximately 4.0 and 6.3 times higher than the cost of treating overweight children aged 2-5 and 5-18 years, respectively.

Conclusion

The average annual cost of treating excess body weight was R$138,845.00. Weight status and age influenced the cost of treating this disease, with higher costs being observed for individuals with obesity and children over 5 years of age. Additionally, the important deficit in reimbursement by SUS and the small number of other health professionals highlight the need for restructuring this treatment model to ensure its effectiveness, including a substantial increase in government investment.

SUBMITTER: Hanauer AD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11331229 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Direct costs for outpatient excess body weight treatment in Brazilian children and adolescents attending a public children's hospital.

Hanauer Aline Denise AD Corrêa Zaíne Glaci Durte ZGD Blazius Gleci G Prates Rodolfo Coelho RC Mastroeni Marco Fabio MF

Jornal de pediatria 20240409 4

<h4>Objective</h4>To estimate the direct costs of treating excess body weight in children and adolescents attending a public children's hospital.<h4>Methods</h4>This study analyzed the costs of the disease within the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) for 2,221 patients with excess body weight using a microcosting approach. The costs included operational expenses, consultations, and laboratory and imaging tests obtained from medical records for the period from 2009 to 2019. Healthcare expense ...[more]

PMID: 38608721

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Direct costs for outpatient excess body weight treatment in Brazilian children and adolescents attending a public children's hospital.

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Direct costs for outpatient excess body weight treatment in Brazilian children and adolescents attending a public children's hospital.

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