Analysis on the Influencing Factors of Hospitalization Expenses in 7558 Cases of Patients with Mental Illness / 中国卫生经济

ABSTRACT

Objective: To analyze the cost of mental illness inpatients in Heilongjiang Neuropathy and Psychopathy Hospital in the past 5 years, to understand the current situation and explore its influencing factors. Methods: The cost composition of 7 558 patients discharged from hospital from 2013 to 2017 was analyzed, and the single factor analysis and multiple factor regression analysis were carried out. Results:The hospitalization cost was increasing year by year, the drug cost ratio decreased year by year, and the treatment cost ratio increased year by year. The main factors that affected the average daily cost of bed, according to its effect on the average daily cost of bed, were: days of hospitalization, emotional disorders(mood disorders), age, patient source, full out-of-pocket expenses, full public expenses and number of hospitalizations. Other mental disorders, schizophrenia, schizophrenia, schizophrenia and paranoid disorders, New Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance. Conclusion: The hospitalization costs of mental illness patients were affected by varied factors, and comprehensive control measures should be adopted to effectively control the increase of medical expenses of inpatients.