INVESTIGADORES
PALMA Santiago Daniel
artículos
Título:
Direct costs of glaucoma: Relationship between cost and severity of the disease
Autor/es:
JUAN P. REAL; MC LAFUENTE; PALMA S. D; L. TÁRTARA,
Revista:
Chronic Illness
Editorial:
SAGE Publishing
Referencias:
Lugar: Michigan ; Año: 2018 p. 1 - 8
ISSN:
1742-3953
Resumen:
Objectives: To estimate the direct medical costs associated with the management of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and to compare the costs of patients according to the degree of severity.Methods: A longitudinal retrospective study was carried out using all patients with primary open-angle glaucoma that recorded follow-up from May 2010 to June 2013 at the Hospital Privado de Cordoba. We estimated the cost of the disease from the perspectives of the institution, with a bottom-up approach.Results: The three-year follow-up after treatment of 104 patients revealed that the average cost of care for a patient with primary open-angle glaucoma was US$2746 1560. The first year of treatment was significantly more expensive than subsequent ones (US$1100?$810?$827). Cost was related to the degree of severity of glaucoma; patients in ?Stage 0? had significantly lowercosts than those in other groups (Kruskal?Wallis test, p < 0.01). This was a consequence of lower costs associated with medication and a lower percentage of patients undergoing surgery.Discussion: The direct medical costs of a patient with primary open-angle glaucoma vary according to the severity of their disease and the year of treatment. We found that costs increased with disease severity, but decreased over time.