A comparison of analytic models for the costs of the hospitalized diabetic patients

Zigon, Giulia (avtor), Rosato, Rosalba (avtor), Bò, Simona (avtor), Gregori, Dario (avtor)

OBJECTIVE: To compare some survival models as applied to the estimation of thecosts of hospitalization as a function of several covariates in diabetic patients. The application of the Aalen regression model (Aalen, 1989) to medical costs is stressed. DESIGN: Retrospective observational study analyzinghospitalizations in a cohort of diabetic patients with a follow up of4.5 years. STUDY POPULATION: A total of 2550 patients have been included in the cohort, according to clinical-based enrollment standards. The patients with at least one hospitalization have been considered in this analysis. METHODS: Costs have been modelled using five different regression model: the ordinary least square regression model, the logistic regression model using the median and the third quartile of the costs distribution as cut-off points,the parametric survival model assuming Weibull distribution, the Cox proportional hazard model and the Aalen additive regression model. CONCLUSIONS: The Aalen additive regression model applied to the costs has the best performances in estimating the mean hospitalization costs for specific clinical profiles.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Vrsta gradiva: Delo ni kategorizirano
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede
• Leto izida: 2005
• Št. strani: Str. 135-145
• Številčenje: Vol. 2, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-22465
• UDK: 311
• ISSN pri članku: 1854-0023
• COBISS.SI-ID: 24325213
• Datum objave v RUL: 11.07.2014

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• Naslov: Metodološki zvezki
• Skrajšan naslov: Metodol. zv.
• Založnik: Fakulteta za družbene vede
• ISSN: 1854-0023
• COBISS.SI-ID: 215795712