估计探访医院门诊患者的费用
Manoj Liyana Arachige1, Wai Chung Tse1, Roland Zhang1
1Hudson Institute of Research, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
BMJ neurology open
|February 20, 2024
概括
到神经病诊所的患者会产生大量的旅行费用,因为停车费,驾驶是最昂贵的交通方式. 了解这些费用对于患者的支持和医疗保健的可访问性至关重要.
科学领域:
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
- 患者运输研究 患者运输研究
- 门诊护理研究研究 门诊护理研究
背景情况:
- 门诊患者在都市医院中占有重要的人口.
- 了解患者的旅行费用对于评估整体医疗保健体验至关重要.
- 神经外科诊所服务于具有不同旅行需求的多样化的患者群体.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查大都会医院的神经外科诊所患者的旅行费用.
- 分析与通勤到专家预约有关的患者经验.
- 确定影响神经外科患者旅行费用的因素.
主要方法:
- 在莫纳什医疗中心的神经外科诊所进行了一项观察性研究.
- 165名参与者被随机选择进行面对面采访,使用匿名问卷.
- 使用R进行统计分析以分析人口统计和旅行数据.
主要成果:
- 分析了155个反应,平均每名患者的旅行费用为16.64澳元.
- 开车是最常见的交通工具,平均价格为16.70澳元,公共交通平均价格为9.64澳元.
- 停车占驾驶成本的60%,旅行距离与成本正相关 (p<0.001).
结论:
- 医院的旅程对患者,特别是那些开车的人来说,是一个巨大的财务负担.
- 高昂的停车费用是司机出行费用的主要组成部分.
- 建议在不同的三级中心进行进一步的研究,样本大小更大,以概括发现.
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