A multi-center survey of childhood asthma in Turkey - I: The cost and its determinants

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dc.contributor.authorBeyhun N.E.
dc.contributor.authorSoyer O.U.
dc.contributor.authorKuyucu S.
dc.contributor.authorSapan N.
dc.contributor.authorAltintaş D.U.
dc.contributor.authorYüksel H.
dc.contributor.authorAnlar F.Y.
dc.contributor.authorOrhan F.
dc.contributor.authorCevit O.
dc.contributor.authorÇokùras H.
dc.contributor.authorBoz A.B.
dc.contributor.authorYaziciòlu M.
dc.contributor.authorTanaç R.
dc.contributor.authorŞekerel B.E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:21:57Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:21:57Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractSuccessful management of childhood asthma requires a thorough idea of the economic impact of asthma and its determinants, as policy makers and physicians inevitably influence the outcome. The aim of this study was to define the cost of childhood asthma in Turkey and its determinants. In April 2006, a multi-center, national study was performed where data regarding cost and control levels were collected. Asthmatic children (6-18 yr) with at least a 1-yr follow-up seen during a 1-month period with scheduled or unscheduled visits were included. The survey included a questionnaire-guided interview and retrospective evaluation of files. Cost and its determinants during the last year were analyzed. A total of 618 children from 12 asthma centers were surveyed. The total annual cost of childhood asthma was US$1597.4 ± 236.2 and there was a significant variation in costs between study centers (p < 0.05). Frequent physician visits [odds ratio (95% confidence intervals)] [2.3 (1.6-3.4)], hospitalization [1.9 (1.1-3.3)], asthma severity [1.6 (1.1-2.8)], and school absenteeism due to asthma [1.5 (1.1-2.1)] were major predictors of total annual costs (p < 0.05 for each). The comparable cost of asthma among Turkish children with that reported in developed countries suggests that interventions to decrease the economic burden of pediatric asthma should focus on the cost-effectiveness of anti-allergic household measures and on improving the control levels of asthma. © 2008 Blackwell Munksgaard.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00739.x
dc.identifier.issn13993038
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/18856
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Bronze Open Access
dc.subjectAsthma
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectCost-Benefit Analysis
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectData Collection
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectFollow-Up Studies
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectRetrospective Studies
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectabsenteeism
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectasthma
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectchildhood disease
dc.subjectcost effectiveness analysis
dc.subjectcost of illness
dc.subjectdisease severity
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthospitalization cost
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmedical fee
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectrisk assessment
dc.subjectrisk factor
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.titleA multi-center survey of childhood asthma in Turkey - I: The cost and its determinants
dc.typeArticle

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