The cost of home care for patients with malignant neoplasms

Home Healthc Nurse. 2008 Nov-Dec;26(10):594-9. doi: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000341222.87274.13.

Abstract

A microeconomic study evaluated the health sector cost of home care in Greece for patients with malignant neoplasms. A cost-identification analysis was performed from the home care service's perspective. According to the results of the study, the cost varies among the main categories of malignant neoplasms because of a fluctuation in the cost of drugs, whereas the main cost-driver factor is the cost of laboratory tests. In comparison with the corresponding cost of in-hospital care, the cost of home care for patients with malignant neoplasms is significantly lower, which also is confirmed by the results of other international studies.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Greece
  • Health Care Sector / statistics & numerical data
  • Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / economics*
  • Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / statistics & numerical data
  • Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / trends
  • Hospitalization / economics*
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms / classification
  • Neoplasms / economics*
  • Neoplasms / mortality