Healthcare Costs and Health Status: Insights from the SHARE Survey.

ABSTRACT: The substantial rise in hospital costs over recent years is associated with the rapid increase in the older age population. This study addresses an empirical gap in the literature concerning the determinants of high hospital costs in a group of older patients in Europe. The objective of the study is to examine the association of patient health status with in-hospital costs among older people across European countries. We used the data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) database. The analysis included 9671 patients from 18 European countries. We considered socio-demographic, lifestyle and clinical variables as possible factors influencing in-hospital costs. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to determine the determinants of in

SUBMITTER: Cyganska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9864144 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature