title: Cost analysis and related factors in patients with traumatic hand injury.
abstract: The aim of this study was to measure the direct and indirect costs and factors influencing these costs in patients presenting following traumatic hand injury. We assessed patients aged 18-65 years who were in work. Hand injury severity and functional status were assessed. Direct costs, including medical care expenses, and indirect costs, including lost productivity, were calculated. Seventy-nine patients of a mean age of 32 years were included. The mean direct cost for each patient was $1772 (47% of total cost), and the indirect cost was $1891 (53% of total cost). Injury severity, time to return to work, and hospitalization time were the main parameters of increased total cost in a linear regression analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. drfusunsahin@yahoo.com.tr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Şahin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akca
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akkaya
authors.forename: Ö D
authors.initials: ÖD
authors.lastname: Zincir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Işik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000191:economics* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062707:Return to Work / Q000191:economics; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000191:economics; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult