Healthcare expenditure and its socio-demographic and clinical predictors in Australians with poorly controlled asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Asthma has substantial and increasing health and economic burden worldwide. This study aimed to estimate healthcare expenditure and determine the factors that increase expenditure in Australians with poorly controlled asthma.

Methods

Individuals ≥18 years of age with poorly controlled asthma, as determined by a score ≥1.5 on the Asthma Control Questionnaire, were included in the study. Healthcare utilization costs from medical services and medications were estimated over an average follow-up of 12 months from administratively linked data: the Medicare Benefits Schedule and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. A generalized linear model with gamma distribution and log link was used to predict participants' key baseline characteristics associated with variations in hea

SUBMITTER: Lartey ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9815839 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature