Cost of acute and sub-acute care for stroke patients
Khiaocharoen, O.; Pannarunothai, S.; Zungsontiporn, C.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 95(10): 1266-1277
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 23193739 Document Number: 11836
Stroke is an important health problem that imposes socioeconomic burdens. To explore provider costs and to examine predictive factors for cost of acute and sub-acute inpatient services for stroke patients. The present study design was prevalence-based cost-of-illness with micro-costing approach. Subjects were 407 first episode stroke patients. Patient costs were prospectively recorded from July 2008 to March 2009. The average cost per admission was 32,372 Baht. The cost of acute phase was higher than that of sub-acute phase. Moreover; costs were significantly different among disability levels. Predictors of cost in acute phase included surgery, hemorrhagic pathology, and length of stay (adjusted R2 = 0.755; p < 0.001). Additional predictors of costs in sub-acute phase included initial Barthel index, gender, rehabilitation treatment, and the hospital (adjusted R = 0.748; p < 0.001). Cost of stroke was influenced by patient characteristics, pathology, treatments, and phases of care that should be considered in reimbursement system policy.
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