Convalescent Hospital Use among Young and Older Female Cancer Survivors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Hospitalization of Female Cancer Survivors by Age Group
3.2. Total Medical Expenses for Female Cancer Survivors in Long-Term Care Hospitals by Age Group
3.3. Visit Days for Female Cancer Survivors in Long-Term Care Hospitals by Age Group
3.4. Days of Medication for Female Cancer Survivors in Long-Term Care Hospitals by Age Group
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Type | Breast Cancer | Colon Cancer | Stomach Cancer | ||||
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Year | Young | Older | Young | Older | Young | Older | |
2013 | 1942 | 2736 | 192 | 2821 | 285 | 1919 | |
2014 | 2196 | 3440 | 246 | 3091 | 329 | 2149 | |
2015 | 2249 | 3941 | 231 | 3381 | 378 | 2347 | |
2016 | 2282 | 4379 | 244 | 3604 | 365 | 2540 | |
2017 | 2557 | 5021 | 267 | 3880 | 380 | 2648 | |
Average annual rate of increase (%) | 4.01 | 16.39 | 8.59 | 8.29 | 7.46 | 11.49 |
Type Year | Breast Cancer | Colon Cancer | Stomach Cancer | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young | Older | Young | Older | Young | Older | |||||||
Medical Expenses (per Person) | ||||||||||||
2013 | 9,656,575 | (4972) | 15,165,249 | (5542) | 751,141 | (3912) | 17,002,601 | (6027) | 1,081,427 | (3794) | 10,050,089 | (5237) |
2014 | 11,302,618 | (5146) | 20,072,768 | (5835) | 1,021,191 | (4151) | 20,157,290 | (6521) | 1,242,347 | (3776) | 11,255,069 | (5237) |
2015 | 11,631,094 | (5171) | 23,480,112 | (5957) | 1,129,873 | (4891) | 22,495,030 | (6653) | 1,571,036 | (4156) | 13,309,720 | (5670) |
2016 | 12,358,923 | (5415) | 28,347,683 | (6473) | 1,161,927 | (4761) | 25,510,412 | (7078) | 1,680,181 | (4603) | 14,494,881 | (5706) |
2017 | 13,696,931 | (5356) | 31,253,272 | (6224) | 1,380,699 | (5171) | 28,059,943 | (7231) | 1,655,048 | (4355) | 16,172,853 | (6107) |
Type Year | Breast Cancer | Colon Cancer | Stomach Cancer | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young | Older | Young | Older | Young | Older | |||||||
Days (per Person) | ||||||||||||
2013 | 191,610 | (99) | 273,948 | (100) | 14,277 | (74) | 256,966 | (91) | 20,334 | (71) | 152,901 | (80) |
2014 | 214,486 | (98) | 357,006 | (104) | 19,263 | (78) | 301,593 | (98) | 23,329 | (71) | 169,820 | (79) |
2015 | 214,555 | (95) | 408,500 | (104) | 21,008 | (91) | 329,689 | (98) | 28,347 | (75) | 198,608 | (85) |
2016 | 227,064 | (99) | 486,650 | (111) | 21,786 | (89) | 366,612 | (102) | 30,484 | (84) | 213,833 | (84) |
2017 | 249,870 | (98) | 538,563 | (107) | 25,168 | (94) | 393,834 | (102) | 30,317 | (80) | 232,608 | (87) |
Type Year | Breast Cancer | Colon Cancer | Stomach Cancer | |||||||||
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Young | Older | Young | Older | Young | Older | |||||||
Days (per Person) | ||||||||||||
2013 | 194,352 | (100) | 277,576 | (101) | 14,558 | (76) | 257,610 | (91) | 20,569 | (72) | 154,979 | (81) |
2014 | 218,206 | (99) | 362,302 | (105) | 19,597 | (80) | 305,571 | (99) | 23,961 | (73) | 172,600 | (80) |
2015 | 220,642 | (98) | 419,945 | (107) | 21,838 | (95) | 338,063 | (100) | 29,496 | (78) | 204,287 | (87) |
2016 | 236,567 | (104) | 504,983 | (115) | 23,045 | (94) | 374,574 | (104) | 31,330 | (86) | 218,780 | (86) |
2017 | 259,978 | (102) | 554,693 | (110) | 25,765 | (96) | 401,315 | (103) | 31,516 | (83) | 238,099 | (90) |
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Park, H.; Kim, K. Convalescent Hospital Use among Young and Older Female Cancer Survivors. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 2744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052744
Park H, Kim K. Convalescent Hospital Use among Young and Older Female Cancer Survivors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(5):2744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052744
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Hyesun, and Kisook Kim. 2021. "Convalescent Hospital Use among Young and Older Female Cancer Survivors" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 5: 2744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052744