Healthcare costs of diabetic foot disease in Italy: estimates for event and state costs.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to estimate healthcare costs of diabetic foot disease (DFD) in a large population-based cohort of people with type-2 diabetes (T2D) in the Tuscany region (Italy).

Data sources/study setting

Administrative healthcare data of Tuscany region, with 2018 as the base year.

Study design

Retrospective study assessing a longitudinal cohort of patients with T2D.

Data collection/extraction methods

Using administrative healthcare data, DFD were identified using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes.

Methods

We examined the annual healthcare costs of these clinical problems in patients with T2D between 2015 and 2018; moreover, we used a generalized linear model to estimate the total health

SUBMITTER: Seghieri C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9985574 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature