Cost of illness of chronic kidney disease in Lebanon: from the societal and third-party payer perspectives.

Burden of illness Chronic kidney disease Cost-of-illness Health costs Hemodialysis Kidney transplantation Peritoneal dialysis Pharmacoeconomics Societal perspective

Journal

BMC health services research
ISSN: 1472-6963
Titre abrégé: BMC Health Serv Res
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088677

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 May 2022
Historique:
received: 16 09 2021
accepted: 11 04 2022
entrez: 3 5 2022
pubmed: 4 5 2022
medline: 6 5 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the 12 This is a cross-sectional study of CKD patients who presented to two nephrology clinics during November 2020. Their medical and administrative records were reviewed for collection of demographics, CKD characteristics, direct medical costs (medications, diagnostic tests, hospitalizations, inpatient care, outpatient care), direct non-medical costs (transportation) and indirect costs (productivity losses) for one year. Kruskal Wallis test was used to compare the costs between different CKD stages and categories. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate risk factors associated with costs. The sample included 102 non-dialysis CKD patients, 40 hemodialysis, 8 peritoneal dialysis and 10 transplant patients. Their mean age was 66.74 ± 15.36 years, 57.5% were males and 42.5% diabetics. The total median cost per year of CKD across all categories was assessed to be 7,217,500 Lebanese Pounds (3,750,000-35,535,250; 1 $USD = 1515 LBP in 2019) from the societal perspective and 5,685,500 LBP (2,281,750- 32,386,500) from the third-party payer perspective. Statistical analysis showed a higher total cost in hemodialysis (p < 0.001), higher cost of medications in transplant (p < 0.001) and higher cost in technique modality in peritoneal dialysis (p < 0.001). In a sub-analysis of hemodialysis patients, dialysis vintage negatively correlated with total societal cost (r = -0.391, p = 0.013); the regression analysis found diabetes as a risk factor for higher cost (OR = 2.3; 95%CI: 0.638,8.538; p = 0.201). In the subcategory of CKD-ND patients, age correlated with total societal cost (r = 0.323, p = 0.001); diabetes and coronary artery disease were significantly associated with higher total cost (OR = 2.4; 95%CI: 1.083,5.396; p = 0.031; OR = 3.7; 95%CI: 1.535,8.938; p = 0.004). This cost of illness study showed a high burden of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis cost compared to transplant and non-dialysis CKD patients. It revealed a significantly higher cost of medications in transplant patients. Health policies should target interventions that prevent end-stage kidney disease and encourage kidney transplantation.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the 12
METHODS METHODS
This is a cross-sectional study of CKD patients who presented to two nephrology clinics during November 2020. Their medical and administrative records were reviewed for collection of demographics, CKD characteristics, direct medical costs (medications, diagnostic tests, hospitalizations, inpatient care, outpatient care), direct non-medical costs (transportation) and indirect costs (productivity losses) for one year. Kruskal Wallis test was used to compare the costs between different CKD stages and categories. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate risk factors associated with costs.
RESULTS RESULTS
The sample included 102 non-dialysis CKD patients, 40 hemodialysis, 8 peritoneal dialysis and 10 transplant patients. Their mean age was 66.74 ± 15.36 years, 57.5% were males and 42.5% diabetics. The total median cost per year of CKD across all categories was assessed to be 7,217,500 Lebanese Pounds (3,750,000-35,535,250; 1 $USD = 1515 LBP in 2019) from the societal perspective and 5,685,500 LBP (2,281,750- 32,386,500) from the third-party payer perspective. Statistical analysis showed a higher total cost in hemodialysis (p < 0.001), higher cost of medications in transplant (p < 0.001) and higher cost in technique modality in peritoneal dialysis (p < 0.001). In a sub-analysis of hemodialysis patients, dialysis vintage negatively correlated with total societal cost (r = -0.391, p = 0.013); the regression analysis found diabetes as a risk factor for higher cost (OR = 2.3; 95%CI: 0.638,8.538; p = 0.201). In the subcategory of CKD-ND patients, age correlated with total societal cost (r = 0.323, p = 0.001); diabetes and coronary artery disease were significantly associated with higher total cost (OR = 2.4; 95%CI: 1.083,5.396; p = 0.031; OR = 3.7; 95%CI: 1.535,8.938; p = 0.004).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
This cost of illness study showed a high burden of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis cost compared to transplant and non-dialysis CKD patients. It revealed a significantly higher cost of medications in transplant patients. Health policies should target interventions that prevent end-stage kidney disease and encourage kidney transplantation.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35501814
doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-07936-0
pii: 10.1186/s12913-022-07936-0
pmc: PMC9063193
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Pagination

586

Commentaires et corrections

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Informations de copyright

© 2022. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Mabel Aoun (M)

Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon. aounmabel@yahoo.fr.
Department of Nephrology, Saint-George Hospital, Ajaltoun, Lebanon. aounmabel@yahoo.fr.

Elie Helou (E)

Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.

Ghassan Sleilaty (G)

Unit of biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.

Rony M Zeenny (RM)

Pharmacy Director, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

Dania Chelala (D)

Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Department of Nephrology at Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.

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