Cost evaluation of out-of-country care for patients with eating disorders in Ontario: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eating disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and eating disorder not otherwise specified, represent a substantial burden to the health care system. Our goal was to estimate the economic burden of patients who received specialized inpatient care for an eating disorder out of country.

Method

We conducted a cost-of-illness study evaluating health care costs among patients in Ontario who received specialized inpatient care for an eating disorder out of country from 2003 to 2011, from the public third-party payer perspective. Using linked administrative databases, we estimated net costs of eating disorders for 2 patient groups: those who received specialized inpatient care both out of country and in province (n = 160), and those who received

SUBMITTER: de Oliveira C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5173482 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature