Pathak D S, Burke T A
Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Columbus 43210, USA.
Pharm Pract Manag Q. 1998 Jan;17(4):17-24.
Diabetes and its treatment have significant economic implications for society, as evidenced by estimated health expenditures for diabetes and its complications in the range of $85-$105 billion in the United States in 1992. With constrained resources, health care professionals need to understand the burden of any illness, benefits and costs of alternative treatments, and the process of combining benefits and costs for the purpose of comparing alternatives. The economic evaluation approach seems best suited for this task. Full and partial economic evaluation techniques will be reviewed with descriptions that have appeared in the recent diabetes literature.
糖尿病及其治疗给社会带来了重大的经济影响，1992年美国用于糖尿病及其并发症的医疗支出估计在850亿至1050亿美元之间，这一事实足以证明。在资源有限的情况下，医疗保健专业人员需要了解任何疾病的负担、替代治疗的益处和成本，以及为比较替代方案而综合考虑益处和成本的过程。经济评估方法似乎最适合这项任务。本文将结合近期糖尿病文献中出现的描述，对全面和部分经济评估技术进行综述。
