Incidence and costs of hospitalisation due to acute respiratory infection in adults aged over 50 years in Jiangsu, China in 2019-23: a real-world medical database analysis of 0.2 million episodes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute respiratory infection (ARI) poses a significant public health challenge worldwide, particularly among older adults. However, the disease and economic burden of ARI among older adults in China remained sparse. We aimed to estimate the incidence rate and medical cost of hospitalisation due to ARI among adults aged ≥50 years in Jiangsu Province, China.

Methods

We analysed medical records of hospitalised episodes due to ARI from January 2019 to May 2023 from a regionally representative medical database. We estimated hospitalisation rates and the proportion of severe cases (intensive care unit admission, mechanical ventilation, or death) by sex, age group, and time period. Total direct medical cost and out-of-pocket cost were estimated in CNY. We analysed factors

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907735 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature