Incidence and Intensity of Catastrophic Health-care Expenditure for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Care in Iran: Determinants and Inequality.
Bakhtiar PirooziAmjad Mohamadi-BolbanabadGhobad MoradiHossein SafariShahnaz GhafooriYadolah ZarezadeFarzam BidarpourSatar RezaeiPublished in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)
Our study demonstrated that the incidence and intensity of CHE due to diabetic care were relatively high, particularly among socioeconomically disadvantaged patients. Modification to the present health care financing strategies is recommended in order to protect lower socioeconomic groups against the financial burden of diabetic care.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- affordable care act
- palliative care
- end stage renal disease
- quality improvement
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- high intensity
- pain management
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- health insurance
- cardiovascular disease
- glycemic control
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- weight loss