Estimation the direct cost of inflammatory bowel disease in Iranian patients: the one-year follow-up
Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench,
Vol. 12 No. Supplement 1 (2019),
7 Azar 2019
,
Page 87-93
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v12i0.1824
Abstract
Aim: We conducted this study to estimate the direct medical cost of Iranian IBD patients.
Background: In the economic evaluation setting, descriptive epidemiological studies can provide substantial information for health system policymakers in taking accountable decisions for diseases such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
Methods: To do so, we used a self-designed checklist to collect demographic and medical cost information for IBD patients. We also tried to have a national estimation of IBD costs.
Results: The mean annual medical cost of IBD was 18354.52 PPP$. Crohn's disease (CD) vs. ulcerative colitis (UC) and UC township patients vs. Tehran resident patients had higher medical costs (31160.79 PPP$; P<0.001) and (20840.23 PPP$, P<0.025). The largest medical cost spent in both IBD subtypes (CD/UC) was attributed to biological agents, especially in UC patients. We estimated that the mean annual cost of IBD in Iran for 2017 was 746315864 (95% CI: 602964172, 964685749) PPP$ (constant incidence) and 862776811 (95% CI: 697055402, 1115222835) PPP$ (increment incidence) respectively.
Conclusion: Our results suggest that for management of IBD patients, policymakers should address shifting the medical costs to biological agents, the higher cost of CD, and the impact of underlying factors on the distribution of these medical costs.
Keywords: Inflammatory bowel disease; Medical cost; Crohn's disease; Ulcerative colitis.
(Please cite as: Balaii H, Olfatifar M, Olianasab Narab S, Arab Hosseini A, Seyed Salehi A, Shahrokh SH. Estimation the direct cost of inflammatory bowel disease in Iranian patients; the one- year follow-up. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench 2019;12(Suppl.1):S87-S93).
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Medical cost
- Crohn's disease
- Ulcerative colitis.
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