[Analysis of direct medical cost on pneumoconiosis patients with questionnaires in an iron & steel enterprise].
OBJECTIVE
To study the distribution of the direct medical cost for the pneumoconiosis and provide a clue for the compensation.


METHODS
According to the electronic records for the medical cost of pneumoconiosis, 237 patients were investigated with questionnaires. Their medical cost was described by disability levels, types of work, the categories of tuberculosis, ages and length of work.


RESULTS
In the 237 cases of questionnaires, there were 161 cases with complications, accounting for 67.9%, and the proportion of the emphysema in the complication cases was 21.1%. The proportion of the disability level IV for pneumoconiosis patients was about 55.7% in all cases. Their total medical cost ranged from 3946.5 yuan RMB to 8819.3 yuan RMB per patient per year, and the median was 6954.2 yuan RMB per patient per year.


CONCLUSIONS
The disability levels can be considered as the standard for the pneumoconiosis compensation to a certain extent.
Qiu
Bing
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National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
Li
Tao
T
Zhang
Min
M
Wang
Zhong-xu
ZX
Lin
Han
H
Shu
Ping
P
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron; D008669:Metallurgy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000191:economics*; D013232:Steel; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D013232:Steel; D007501:Iron