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The cost of care for severely physically handicapped individuals increases with disability severity. Special educational facilities significantly add to costs for school-aged individuals.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Economics
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Disability Studies

Background:

  • Severely physically handicapped individuals require extensive home and hospital care.
  • Understanding care costs is crucial for resource allocation and support planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the costs of home and hospital care for severely physically handicapped individuals.
  • To identify factors influencing care service levels and associated expenses.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of health and social service community support costs.
  • Correlation of costs with disability severity (Barthel score), diagnosis, duration, and number of unpaid carers.
  • Inclusion of special educational facility costs for school-aged individuals.

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Main Results:

  • Care costs significantly increase with greater disability severity (Barthel score < 50).
  • Costs were largely independent of the number of unpaid carers, except for individuals with cerebral palsy.
  • Special educational facilities represent a significant cost component for school and university-aged individuals.

Conclusions:

  • Disability severity is a primary driver of care costs for severely physically handicapped individuals.
  • Care cost models should account for disability severity and educational needs.
  • Further research into carer support impact on costs may be warranted for specific conditions.