Factors impacting hospitalisation and related health service costs in cancer survivors in Australia: Results from a population data linkage study in Queensland (COS-Q).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global economic cost of cancer and the costs of ongoing care for survivors are increasing. Little is known about factors affecting hospitalisations and related costs for the growing number of cancer survivors. Our aim was to identify associated factors of cancer survivors admitted to hospital in the public system and their costs from a health services perspective.

Methods

A population-based, retrospective, data linkage study was conducted in Queensland (COS-Q), Australia, including individuals diagnosed with a first primary cancer who incurred healthcare costs between 2013 and 2016. Generalised linear models were fitted to explore associations between socio-demographic (age, sex, country of birth, marital status, occupation, geographic remoteness category and

SUBMITTER: Merollini KMD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11386302 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature