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- Title
A Comparison of Costs and Health Care Utilization for Veterans with Traumatic and Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injury.
- Authors
St. Andre, Justin R.; Smith, Bridget M.; Stroupe, Kevin T.; Burns, Stephen P.; Evans, Charlesnika T; Cowper Ripley, Diane; Keran Li; Zhiping Huo; Hogan, Timothy P.; Weaver, Frances M.
- Abstract
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the largest system of care for individuals with spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D) in the world. This article compares demographics, utilization, diagnoses, and associated costs between veterans with traumatic and nontraumatic SCI/D. Regression analyses were used to predict the effect of injury etiology on patient utilization and cost after controlling for covariates. Veterans with a nontraumatic SCI/D were significantly older with a greater number of comorbidities and outpatient utilization; however, there was no difference in health care costs between groups, and injury etiology was not a significant predictor of cost. Recommendations for future research based on these findings are offered.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ANALYSIS of variance; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; DRUGS; ACCIDENTAL falls; GOODNESS-of-fit tests; HOSPITAL care; INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL method; SPINE diseases; VETERANS; MEDICAL care use; MEDICAL care costs; PRIMARY health care; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH funding; SPINAL cord injuries; TRAFFIC accidents; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS &; injuries; RETROSPECTIVE studies
- Publication
Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 2011, Vol 16, Issue 4, p27
- ISSN
1082-0744
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1310/sci1604-27