Costs of inpatient care and out-of-pocket payments for COVID-19 patients: A systematic review.
<h4>Objective</h4>To identify the costs of hospital care for patients with COVID-19 and the amount of out-of-pocket payments.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a systematic review using Scopus and WEB OF SCIENCE and PubMed databases in April 5, 2022 and then updated in January 15,...
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| author | Kamal Gholipour Sama Behpaie Shabnam Iezadi Akbar Ghiasi Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi |
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| description | <h4>Objective</h4>To identify the costs of hospital care for patients with COVID-19 and the amount of out-of-pocket payments.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a systematic review using Scopus and WEB OF SCIENCE and PubMed databases in April 5, 2022 and then updated in January 15, 2023. English articles with no publication year restrictions were included with study designs of cost-of-illness (COI) studies, cost analyses, and observational reports (cross-sectional studies and prospective and retrospective cohorts) that calculated the patient-level cost of care for COVID-19. Costs are reported in USD with purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion in 2020. The PROSPERO registration number is CRD42022334337.<h4>Results</h4>The results showed that the highest total cost of hospitalization in intensive care per patient was 100789 USD, which was reported in Germany, and the lowest cost was 5436.77 USD, which was reported in Romania. In the present study, in the special care department, the highest percentage of total expenses is related to treatment expenses (42.23 percent), while in the inpatient department, the highest percentage of total expenses is related to the costs of hospital beds/day of routine services (39.07 percent). The highest percentage of out-of-pocket payments was 30.65 percent, reported in China, and the lowest percentage of out-of-pocket payments was 1.12 percent, reported in Iran. The highest indirect cost per hospitalization was 16049 USD, reported in USA, and the lowest was 449.07 USD, reported in India.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The results show that the COVID-19 disease imposed a high cost of hospitalization, mainly the cost of hospital beds/day of routine services. Studies have used different methods for calculating the costs, and this has negatively impacted the comparability costs across studies. Therefore, it would be beneficial for researchers to use a similar cost calculation model to increase the compatibility of different studies. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42022334337. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-830d439004d14946ae6475d9d0002d2d2023-09-26T05:31:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01189e028365110.1371/journal.pone.0283651Costs of inpatient care and out-of-pocket payments for COVID-19 patients: A systematic review.Kamal GholipourSama BehpaieShabnam IezadiAkbar GhiasiJafar Sadegh Tabrizi<h4>Objective</h4>To identify the costs of hospital care for patients with COVID-19 and the amount of out-of-pocket payments.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a systematic review using Scopus and WEB OF SCIENCE and PubMed databases in April 5, 2022 and then updated in January 15, 2023. English articles with no publication year restrictions were included with study designs of cost-of-illness (COI) studies, cost analyses, and observational reports (cross-sectional studies and prospective and retrospective cohorts) that calculated the patient-level cost of care for COVID-19. Costs are reported in USD with purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion in 2020. The PROSPERO registration number is CRD42022334337.<h4>Results</h4>The results showed that the highest total cost of hospitalization in intensive care per patient was 100789 USD, which was reported in Germany, and the lowest cost was 5436.77 USD, which was reported in Romania. In the present study, in the special care department, the highest percentage of total expenses is related to treatment expenses (42.23 percent), while in the inpatient department, the highest percentage of total expenses is related to the costs of hospital beds/day of routine services (39.07 percent). The highest percentage of out-of-pocket payments was 30.65 percent, reported in China, and the lowest percentage of out-of-pocket payments was 1.12 percent, reported in Iran. The highest indirect cost per hospitalization was 16049 USD, reported in USA, and the lowest was 449.07 USD, reported in India.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The results show that the COVID-19 disease imposed a high cost of hospitalization, mainly the cost of hospital beds/day of routine services. Studies have used different methods for calculating the costs, and this has negatively impacted the comparability costs across studies. Therefore, it would be beneficial for researchers to use a similar cost calculation model to increase the compatibility of different studies. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42022334337.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283651 |
| spellingShingle | Kamal Gholipour Sama Behpaie Shabnam Iezadi Akbar Ghiasi Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi Costs of inpatient care and out-of-pocket payments for COVID-19 patients: A systematic review. PLoS ONE |
| title | Costs of inpatient care and out-of-pocket payments for COVID-19 patients: A systematic review. |
| title_full | Costs of inpatient care and out-of-pocket payments for COVID-19 patients: A systematic review. |
| title_fullStr | Costs of inpatient care and out-of-pocket payments for COVID-19 patients: A systematic review. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Costs of inpatient care and out-of-pocket payments for COVID-19 patients: A systematic review. |
| title_short | Costs of inpatient care and out-of-pocket payments for COVID-19 patients: A systematic review. |
| title_sort | costs of inpatient care and out of pocket payments for covid 19 patients a systematic review |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283651 |
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