Factors Influencing Hospitalization Cost for Diabetic Patients in Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospitals in Qingyang City, China

Mengen Chen, Fanxin Kong, Bin Su, Xuexuan Wei and Jingyu Yang ()
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Mengen Chen: School of Public Health, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, China
Fanxin Kong: School of Public Health, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, China
Bin Su: School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Xuexuan Wei: School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Jingyu Yang: School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-10

Abstract: (1) Background: This study aims to understand the factors influencing hospitalization cost related to diabetes mellitus in two traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospitals, and to provide a scientific basis for TCM hospitals to control the hospitalization cost of chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus. (2) Methods: Univariate analysis was used to preliminarily screen the factors related to hospitalization cost, and then multiple linear regression and path models were comprehensively used to analyze the influencing factors of hospitalization cost. (3) Results: The cost of hospitalization for diabetic patients was mainly affected by hospital level, length of stay, type of diabetes, and complications and comorbidities, and hospital level was the most critical influencing factor. (4) Conclusions: The higher the Chinese medicine hospital level, the longer the length of stay, and the more severe the complications and comorbidities, the higher the hospitalization cost for diabetic patients. The Chinese government should continue to promote the tiered medical treatment system and improve the standard of treatment at TCM hospitals to reduce the economic burden of chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus.

Keywords: diabetes mellitus; hospitalization cost; TCM hospitals; Qingyang City (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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