Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

  • 제17권9호
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  • Pages.4421-4426
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  • 2016
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  • 1513-7368(pISSN)
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  • 2476-762X(eISSN)
아시아태평양암예방학회 (Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention)
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Effects of Smoking on Cost of Hospitalization and Length of Stay among Patients with Lung Cancer in Iran: a Hospital-Based Study

  • Sari, Ali Akbari (Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Rezaei, Satar (Research Centre for Environmental Determinants of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Arab, Mohammad (Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Majdzadeh, Reza (Department of Global Health and Public Policy, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Matin, Behzad Karami (Research Centre for Environmental Determinants of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Zandian, Hamed (School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences)
  • 발행 : 2016.09.01
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Background: Smoking is recognized as a main leading preventable cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. It is responsible for a considerable financial burden both on the health system and in society. This study aimed to examine the effect of smoking on cost of hospitalization and length of stay (LoS) among patients with lung cancer in Iran in 2014. Materials and Methods: A total of 415 patients were included in the study. Data on age, sex, insurance status, type of hospitals, type of insurance, geographic local, length of stay and cost of hospitalization was extracted by medical records and smoking status was obtained from a telephone survey. To compare cost of hospitalization and LoS for different smoking groups, current smokers, former smokers, and never smokers, a gamma regression model and zero-truncated poisson regression were used, respectively. Results: Compared with never smokers, current and former smokers showed a 48% and 35% increase in hospitalization costs, respectively. Also, hospital LoS for current and former smokers was 72% and 31% higher than for never smokers, respectively. Conclusions: Our study indicated that cigarette smoking imposes a significant financial burden on hospitals in Iran. It is, however, recommended that more research should be done to implement and evaluate hospital based smoking cessation interventions to better increase cessation rates in these settings.

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연구 과제 주관 기관 : Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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