Type 2 diabetes and healthcare resource utilisation in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

摘要: Type 2 diabetes is a growing health challenge in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and disease exerts significant pressure on healthcare system. The aim this study was to assess annual costs understand drivers those country. A sample 628 patients diagnosed with type were randomly selected from primary clinics, direct medical indirect due analysed for one-year period. used patients’ records, interviews standardised frequency questionnaires obtain data demographic clinical characteristics, complication status, treatment profile, resource utilisation absenteeism diabetes. estimated by using human capital approach. attributable extrapolated population Bahrain. In 2015, total cost 104.7 million Bahraini dinars (BHD), or 277.9 US dollars (USD), average unit per person (1162 BHD, 3084 USD) more than three times higher without condition (372 987 USD). both micro- macrovascular complications complications. Thus, 9% consumed 21% Complications often lead hospital admission, 20% almost 60% admissions. 1.23 BHD (3.26 Bahrain’s system – primarily costly diabetes-related It therefore important optimise management control diabetes, thereby reducing risk disabling expensive