Medical service utilisation and direct medical cost of depression: a cross-sectional analysis of urban medical claims data from China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Depression is becoming a growing cause of disability, suicides and disease burden. It incurred substantial costs to societies all over the world. Estimating the medical costs of depression will provide implications for related policies and interventions. However, there is scarce of evidence on the economic costs of depression in China. The aim of this study is to assess depression-related medical service utilisation, the direct medical costs of depression and potential associated factors.

Settings

This study used data that comprised 5% random sample of claims data from China's Urban Basic Medical Insurance between January 2013 and December 2016. Beneficiaries' demographic information, diagnoses and cost of outpatient and inpatient services were recorded in the dat

SUBMITTER: Ding R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9528634 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature