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Medical Cost Trajectories and Onsets of Cancer and NonCancer Diseases in US Elderly Population.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21687557     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Time trajectories of medical costs-associated with onset of twelve aging-related cancer and chronic noncancer diseases were analyzed using the National Long-Term Care Survey data linked to Medicare Service Use files. A special procedure for selecting individuals with onset of each disease was developed and used for identification of the date at disease onset. Medical cost trajectories were found to be represented by a parametric model with four easily interpretable parameters reflecting: (i) prediagnosis cost (associated with initial comorbidity), (ii) cost of the disease onset, (iii) population recovery representing reduction of the medical expenses associated with a disease since diagnosis was made, and (iv) acquired comorbidity representing the difference between post- and pre diagnosis medical cost levels. These parameters were evaluated for the entire US population as well as for the subpopulation conditional on age, disability and comorbidity states, and survival (2.5 years after the date of onset). The developed approach results in a family of new forecasting models with covariates.
Authors:
Igor Akushevich; Julia Kravchenko; Lucy Akushevich; Svetlana Ukraintseva; Konstantin Arbeev; Anatoliy I Yashin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-06-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Computational and mathematical methods in medicine     Volume:  2011     ISSN:  1748-6718     ISO Abbreviation:  Comput Math Methods Med     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-06-20     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101277751     Medline TA:  Comput Math Methods Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  857892     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Population Health and Aging, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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