Research Article
Posthospital Discharge Medical Care Costs and Family Burden Associated with Osteoporotic Fracture Patients in China from 2011 to 2013
Table 3
Outpatient direct medical and indirect medical care costs
(¥).
| | Cost from discharge to interview | Mean ± SD | Median |
| Outpatient direct medical care | | | Postdischarge outpatient visits | 794 ± 634 | 650 | Pharmacy | 333 ± 830 | 0 | Device/supplies | 563 ± 705 | 300 | Rehabilitation | 33 ± 219 | 0 | Nursing care | 2,187 ± 4,424 | 1,200 |
| Total mean outpatient direct medical costs | 3,910 | 2,150 |
| Indirect medical costs | | | Nutrition | 350 ± 1,083 | 0 | Transportation | 221 ± 242 | 200 | Accommodation | 132 ± 244 | 0 | House modification (e.g., slip proof) | 40 ± 105 | 0 |
| Total mean outpatient indirect medical costs | 743 | 200 |
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Calculated cost per patient from discharge to interview.
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