| Title |
The cost of dysphagia in geriatric patients
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| Published in |
ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research: CEOR, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.2147/ceor.s165713 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Signe Westmark, Dorte Melgaard, Line O Rethmeier, Lars Holger Ehlers |
| Abstract |
To estimate the annual cost at the hospital and in the municipality (social care) due to dysphagia in geriatric patients. Retrospective cost analysis of geriatric patients with dysphagia versus geriatric patients without dysphagia 1 year before hospitalization. North Denmark Regional Hospital, Hjørring Municipality, Frederikshavn Municipality, and Brønderslev Municipality. A total of 258 hospitalized patients, 60 years or older, acute hospitalized in the geriatric department. Volume-viscosity swallow test and the Minimal Eating Observation Form-II were conducted for data collection. A Charlson Comorbidity Index score measured comorbidity, and functional status was measured by Barthel-100. To investigate the cost of dysphagia, patient-specific data on health care consumption at the hospital and in the municipality (nursing, home care, and training) were collected from medical registers and records 1 year before hospitalization including the hospitalization for screening for dysphagia. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to determine the relationship between dysphagia and hospital and municipality costs, respectively, adjusting for age, gender, and comorbidity. Patients with dysphagia were significantly costlier than patients without dysphagia in both hospital (p=0.013) and municipality costs (p=0.028) compared to patients without dysphagia. Adjusted annual hospital costs in patients with dysphagia were 27,347 DKK (3,677 EUR, 4,282 USD) higher than patients without dysphagia at the hospital, and annual health care costs in the municipality were 46,044 DKK (6,192 EUR, 7,209 USD) higher. Geriatric patients with dysphagia were significantly costlier for both hospital and municipality costs compared to geriatric patients without dysphagia. |
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