Trends in Hospital Admissions Due to Neoplasms in England and Wales between 1999 and 2019: An Ecological Study

Abdallah Y. Naser, Hassan Alwafi, Sara Ibrahim Hemmo, Hamzeh Mohammad Alrawashdeh, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Saeed M. Alghamdi and Moaath K. Mustafa Ali
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Abdallah Y. Naser: Department of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman 11622, Jordan
Hassan Alwafi: Faculty of Medicine, Umm Alqura University, Mecca 21514, Saudi Arabia
Sara Ibrahim Hemmo: Department of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman 11622, Jordan
Hamzeh Mohammad Alrawashdeh: Department of Ophthalmology, Sharif Eye Centers, Irbid 11511, Jordan
Jaber S. Alqahtani: Department of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam 34313, Saudi Arabia
Saeed M. Alghamdi: National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BX, UK
Moaath K. Mustafa Ali: Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 13, 1-14

Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the trends in neoplasm-related hospital admissions (NRHA) in England and Wales between 1999 and 2019. Methods: This is an ecological study using publicly available data taken from the two main medical databases in England and Wales; the Hospital Episode Statistics database in England and the Patient Episode Database in Wales. Hospital admissions data were collected for the period between April 1999 and March 2019. Results: A total of 35,704,781 NRHA were reported during the study period. Females contributed to 50.8% of NRHA. The NRHA rate among males increased by 50.0% [from 26.62 (95% CI 26.55–26.68) in 1999 to 39.93 (95% CI 39.86–40.00) in 2019 per 1000 persons, trend test, p < 0.001]. The NRHA rate among females increased by 44.1% [from 27.25 (95% CI 27.18–27.31) in 1999 to 39.25 (95% CI 39.18–39.32) in 2019 per 1000 persons, trend test, p < 0.001]. Overall, the rate of NRHA rose by 46.2% [from 26.93 (95% CI 26.89–26.98) in 1999 to 39.39 (95% CI 39.34–39.44) in 2019 per 1000 persons, trend test, p < 0.001]. Conclusion: Hospital admission rates due to neoplasms increased between 1999 and 2019. Our study demonstrates a variation in NRHA influenced by age and gender. Further observational studies are needed to identify other factors associated with increased hospital admissions among patients with different types of neoplasms.

Keywords: England; hospitalisation; neoplasm; United Kingdom; Wales (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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