2004
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820909
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Direct Costs of Pediatric Diabetes Care in Germany and Their Predictors

Abstract: Among the direct medical costs of childhood diabetes, the highest economic burden was due to glucose self measurement, hospitalization, and insulin. The costs were considerably higher in adolescents with poor metabolic control, especially the costs for hospitalization. Outpatient education programs in pediatric diabetes care, in particular targeting children with poor metabolic control, should be encouraged, including their evaluation with respect to cost and effectiveness.

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“…Indeed, in a cohort study of a health maintenance organization in western Washington state, Lozano et al (1997) found that children with asthma incurred 88% more costs, filled 2.8 times as many prescriptions, made 65% more nonurgent outpatient visits, and had twice as many inpatient days compared with the general population of children using services. Icks et al (2004) estimated the direct costs of pediatric diabetes care in Germany to be €66.8 million per year (~$85 million at today's exchange rate). Our findings underscore the high health care utilization and costs associated with the diagnosis of PDD as medical expenses for these children outstrip those for children who incur greater than average health care expenditures.…”
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“…Indeed, in a cohort study of a health maintenance organization in western Washington state, Lozano et al (1997) found that children with asthma incurred 88% more costs, filled 2.8 times as many prescriptions, made 65% more nonurgent outpatient visits, and had twice as many inpatient days compared with the general population of children using services. Icks et al (2004) estimated the direct costs of pediatric diabetes care in Germany to be €66.8 million per year (~$85 million at today's exchange rate). Our findings underscore the high health care utilization and costs associated with the diagnosis of PDD as medical expenses for these children outstrip those for children who incur greater than average health care expenditures.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Specifically, the primary objective of this retrospective, claims-based study is to examine the direct costs of treatment of children aged 3-17 years with a diagnosis of PDD in comparison with two other chronic pediatric diseases that are associated with high direct costs for health care utilization, diabetes, and asthma. Recent reports indicate that children with asthma or diabetes use significantly more health services and incur greater costs than the general population of children using health services (Icks et al, 2004;Lozano, Fishman, VonKorff, & Hecht, 1997;Ungar et al, 2001). The prevalence of asthma and of diabetes was > 10% in children with high Medicaid expenditures (at least $10,000) in 1992 (Kuhlthau, Perrin, Ettner, McLaughlin, & Gortmaker, 1998).…”
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“…68,69 Costs are higher in socially deprived patients, mainly due to hospitalization. Main cost categories were hospitalization, glucose self-monitoring and insulin.…”
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“…In Deutschland, Ös-terreich, den USA und Großbritannien werden weiterhin Kinder in die Pilotstudie aufgenommen. Der Abschluss der Pre-POINT-Studie wird für Ende 2012 erwartet.Die Gesamtkosten allein für Kinder und Jugendliche unter 20 Jahren wurden in einer Analyse von Icks et al[11] auf EUR 2611/Patient und Jahr beziffert, mit einer signifikanten Kostenzunahme bei längerer Diabetesdauer, steigendem Alter und erhöhtem HbA 1c -Wert. Zellen des Pankreas vor und fungiert bei Patienten mit T1D als Angriffspunkt der Autoimmunreaktion gegen die β-Zellen.…”
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