Direct medical costs of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Philippines: findings from two hospital databases and physician surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the annual direct medical cost of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in hospitals and outpatient care clinics from a healthcare payer perspective in the Philippines.

Design and participants

(1) A review of electronic hospital records of people with T2DM in two tertiary hospitals-Ospital ng Makati (OsMak) and National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) and (2) a cross-sectional survey with 50 physicians providing outpatient care for people with T2DM.

Setting

Primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities in Metro Manila.

Outcome measures

Cost of managing T2DM and its related complications in US dollars (USD) in 2016.

Results

A total of 1023 and 1378 people were identified in OsMak and NKTI, with a complication rate of 66% and

SUBMITTER: Jimeno C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8506878 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature