Community acquired pneumonia: a cost-of-illness analysis in Greece.

CONCLUSION: The results indicate that, in Greece, CAP is accompanied by a significant economic burden, mainly attributable to hospitalisation. Interventions toward reducing the influence of contributors to the incidence and probability of hospitalisation are essential from a clinical and policy perspective. Also, the association of symptoms - in terms of number and duration - and age with hospitalisation probability and costs highlights that special attention should be given to the high risk groups of the population, such as the elderly and the rural residents, both in terms of preventive and therapeutic services. PMID: 32536183 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Rural and Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Tags: Rural Remote Health Source Type: research