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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

Influencing factors of hospitalization cost of hypertension patients in traditional Chinese medicine hospitals.

Hao-Jia Hou, Tian-Zhen Cong, Yu Cai, Ya-Hui Ba, Meng-En Chen, Jing-Yu Yang, Zhong-Hua Luo

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Hao-Jia Hou *School of Public Health, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.
Tian-Zhen Cong *School of Public Health, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.
Yu Cai *School of Public Health, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.
Ya-Hui BaSchool of Business and Management, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.
Meng-En ChenSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Jing-Yu YangSchool of Business and Management, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.
Zhong-Hua LuoSchool of Marxism Studies, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.

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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the influencing factors of hospitalization cost of hypertensive patients in TCM (traditional Chinese medicine, TCM) hospitals, which can provide a scientific basis for hospitals to control the hospitalization cost of hypertension. Methods: In this study, 3,595 hospitalized patients with a primary diagnosis of tertiary hypertension in Tianshui City Hospital of TCM, Gansu Province, China, from January 2017 to June 2022, were used as research subjects. Using univariate analysis to identify the relevant variables of hospitalization cost, followed by incorporating the statistically significant variables of univariate analysis as independent variables in multiple linear regression analysis, and establishing the path model based on the results of the multiple linear regression finally, to explore the factors influencing hospitalization cost comprehensively. Results: The results showed that hospitalization cost of hypertension patients were mainly influenced by length of stay, age, admission pathways, payment methods of medical insurance, and visit times, with length of stay being the most critical factor. Conclusion: The Chinese government should actively exert the characteristics and advantages of TCM in the treatment of chronic diseases such as hypertension, consistently optimize the treatment plans of TCM, effectively reduce the length of stay and steadily improve the health literacy level of patients, to alleviate the illnesses pain and reduce the economic burden of patients.

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HospitalizationHypertensionMedicine, Chinese TraditionalAdultAgedChinaFemaleHospital CostsHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle Agedcharacteristic advantages of TCMhospitalization costhypertensionlength of stayTCM hospitals

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