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The financial and health burden of diabetic ambulatory care sensitive hospitalisations in Mexico / La carga financiera y de salud de las hospitalizaciones sensibles a la atención ambulatoria relacionadas con diabetes en México
Lugo-Palacios, David G; Cairns, John.
  • Lugo-Palacios, David G; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Department of Health Services Research and Policy. Londres. GB
  • Cairns, John; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Department of Health Services Research and Policy. Londres. GB
Salud pública Méx ; 58(1): 33-40, ene.-feb. 2016. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-773580
ABSTRACT
Objective. To estimate the financial and health burden of diabetic ambulatory care sensitive hospitalisations (ACSH) in Mexico during 2001-2011. Materials and methods. We identified ACSH due to diabetic complications in general hospitals run by local health ministries and estimated their financial cost using diagnostic related groups. The health burden estimation assumes that patients would not have experienced complications if they had received appropriate primary care and computes the associated Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). Results. The financial cost of diabetic ACSH increased by 125% in real terms and their health burden in 2010 accounted for 4.2% of total DALYs associated with diabetes in Mexico. Conclusion. Avoiding preventable hospitalisations could free resources within the health system for other health purposes. In addition, patients with ACSH suffer preventable losses of health that should be considered when assessing the performance of any primary care intervention.
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Objetivos. Estimar la carga financiera y de salud de las hospitalizaciones relacionadas con diabetes sensibles a la atención ambulatoria (HSAA) en México durante 2001-2011. Material y métodos. Se identificaron HSAA relacionadas con complicaciones diabéticas en hospitales generales operados por los servicios estatales de salud y se estimó su costo financiero utilizando grupos relacionados por diagnóstico. Para estimar la carga de salud se supuso que los pacientes no hubieran sufrido complicaciones diabéticas si hubieran recibido atención primaria adecuada y se calcularon los años de vida ajustados por discapacidad (AVAD). Resultados. El costo financiero de las HSAA diabéticas aumentó 125% en términos reales y la carga de salud en 2010 representó 4.2% del total de AVAD asociados con la diabetes en México. Conclusiones. Evitar hospitalizaciones prevenibles libera recursos dentro del sistema de salud. Adicionalmente, pacientes con HSAA sufren pérdidas de salud prevenibles que deben tomarse en cuenta al evaluar el desempeño de la atención primaria.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Cost of Illness / Diabetes Mellitus / Ambulatory Care / Hospitalization Type of study: Diagnostic study / Health economic evaluation Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: English Journal: Salud pública Méx Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom Institution/Affiliation country: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/GB

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Cost of Illness / Diabetes Mellitus / Ambulatory Care / Hospitalization Type of study: Diagnostic study / Health economic evaluation Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: English Journal: Salud pública Méx Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom Institution/Affiliation country: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/GB