Cost burden and temporal trends of herpes zoster in China: Evidence from Beijing's health records
Objective: Herpes zoster poses a significant health threat to the aging population in China. This study aimed to analyze the cost burden and temporal trends of herpes zoster in China. Methods: This study encompassed herpes zoster outpatients from 15 hospitals between 2016 and 2023 and herpes zoster...
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| description | Objective: Herpes zoster poses a significant health threat to the aging population in China. This study aimed to analyze the cost burden and temporal trends of herpes zoster in China. Methods: This study encompassed herpes zoster outpatients from 15 hospitals between 2016 and 2023 and herpes zoster inpatients from 175 hospitals between 2013 and 2023. We used descriptive analysis and log-linear model to investigate herpes zoster related cost burden and their temporal trends during the selected period. Results: Over the past eight years, outpatient visits increased by about 23.8 % across the selected hospitals, while inpatient discharges increased by approximately 124.8 %. About 23.6 % of the outpatient cases were under 45 years of age. The cost per outpatient visit fluctuated at approximately 57 USD, while the cost per hospitalization increased by over 20 %, reaching around 1931 USD in 2023. Older patients and those with post-herpetic neuralgia experienced higher herpes zoster related healthcare costs and utilization. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that although the average cost per visit or discharge changed little in China, the growing demand for herpes zoster healthcare highlights the necessity of more preventive efforts to reduce the burden on both individuals and the healthcare system. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7f6d0a9b640e4a30bfe39a6b5ea985482025-08-20T03:42:15ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552025-05-015310304610.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103046Cost burden and temporal trends of herpes zoster in China: Evidence from Beijing's health recordsZhenyu Shi0Feng Lu1Yiqi Xia2Ping He3School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Beijing Institute for Health Development, Peking University, Beijing 100191, ChinaBeijing Municipal Health Big Data and Policy Research Center, Beijing 101160, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100191, ChinaChina Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Beijing Institute for Health Development, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Corresponding author at: China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China.Objective: Herpes zoster poses a significant health threat to the aging population in China. This study aimed to analyze the cost burden and temporal trends of herpes zoster in China. Methods: This study encompassed herpes zoster outpatients from 15 hospitals between 2016 and 2023 and herpes zoster inpatients from 175 hospitals between 2013 and 2023. We used descriptive analysis and log-linear model to investigate herpes zoster related cost burden and their temporal trends during the selected period. Results: Over the past eight years, outpatient visits increased by about 23.8 % across the selected hospitals, while inpatient discharges increased by approximately 124.8 %. About 23.6 % of the outpatient cases were under 45 years of age. The cost per outpatient visit fluctuated at approximately 57 USD, while the cost per hospitalization increased by over 20 %, reaching around 1931 USD in 2023. Older patients and those with post-herpetic neuralgia experienced higher herpes zoster related healthcare costs and utilization. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that although the average cost per visit or discharge changed little in China, the growing demand for herpes zoster healthcare highlights the necessity of more preventive efforts to reduce the burden on both individuals and the healthcare system.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335525000853Herpes zosterDisease burdenHealthcare costOutpatient careHospitalization |
| spellingShingle | Zhenyu Shi Feng Lu Yiqi Xia Ping He Cost burden and temporal trends of herpes zoster in China: Evidence from Beijing's health records Preventive Medicine Reports Herpes zoster Disease burden Healthcare cost Outpatient care Hospitalization |
| title | Cost burden and temporal trends of herpes zoster in China: Evidence from Beijing's health records |
| title_full | Cost burden and temporal trends of herpes zoster in China: Evidence from Beijing's health records |
| title_fullStr | Cost burden and temporal trends of herpes zoster in China: Evidence from Beijing's health records |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cost burden and temporal trends of herpes zoster in China: Evidence from Beijing's health records |
| title_short | Cost burden and temporal trends of herpes zoster in China: Evidence from Beijing's health records |
| title_sort | cost burden and temporal trends of herpes zoster in china evidence from beijing s health records |
| topic | Herpes zoster Disease burden Healthcare cost Outpatient care Hospitalization |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335525000853 |
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