Medical Service Utilization and Direct Medical Cost of Stroke in Urban China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the treatment costs of stroke can guide health policies and interventions. However, few studies have analyzed the treatment costs of stroke in China. The aim of this study is to assess stroke-related medical service utilization, direct costs of stroke and associated stroke predictors, and, second, to understand the structure of medical resource use.

Methods

This study used a 5% random sample of claim data from China's Urban Basic Medical Insurance between January 2013 to December 2016. The sampling design assigned a sample weight to each beneficiary. Weighted descriptive analyses, Poisson regression and generalized linear model were used to analyze the medical service utilization, costs and their associations with patient characteristics.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Zhu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9278468 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature