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• 영문명: Healthcare Resource Utilization and Medical Costs in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Income Quintile Using Health Insurance Claims Data
• 발행기관: 대한약학회
• 저자명: 류민주(Minju Yoo) 오병찬(Byeong-Chan Oh) 이의경(Eui-Kyung Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『약학회지』제69권 제2호(2025년), 145~153쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 기타의약학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2025.04.30

국문 초록

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a sudden, life-threatening condition which leads to severe complications such as cerebral vasospasm, delayed cerebral ischemia, and cerebral infarction. Considering the heightened focus on health equity post-COVID19, this study investigates the socioeconomic disparities in medical resource use and costs among SAH patients in Korea, using real-world data from 2002 to 2019. We compared their annual healthcare costs and resource utilization with 1:1 propensity score-matched patients between income quantiles. Propensity score matching was performed on 4,188 patients diagnosed with SAH, resulting in two groups: 777 patients in the low-income group (1st and 2nd income quantiles) and 777 patients in the general-income group (3rd to 10th income quantiles). Initial treatment costs for SAH were similar between the two groups. However, the cost of treating complications was lower in the low-income group. Long-term treatment costs, particularly for complications two years post-initial treatment, were 1.6 times higher for the general class. A generalized linear model analysis showed these findings, with lower annual complication-related costs in the low-income group after initial treatment. This study revealed significant differences in long-term healthcare resource utilization and costs between income groups among SAH patients.

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서 론(Introduction)

방 법(Methods)

결 과(Results)

고 찰(Discussion)

결 론(Conclusion)

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키워드

Subarachnoid hemorrhage Health equity Socioeconomic disparities Healthcare resource utilization Propensity score matching