Table 4 Average 3-year cumulative cost for incident DFU cases, by year, 2009–2011 (2011 CAD$)
From: Economic burden of illness associated with diabetic foot ulcers in Canada
Type of care | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | 3-year cost | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute institutional care | |||||||
Admissions | $11,492 | $4,766 | $2,699 | $18,957 | |||
ER visits | $370 | $122 | $88 | $580 | |||
Procedures | $746 | $321 | $154 | $1,221 | |||
Subtotal – acute | $13,031 | $5,314 | $3,040 | $20,758 | |||
Non-acute care by residency status, (%) | |||||||
At Home (no LTC, no home care) | $0 | (32.9%) | $0 | (49.3%) | $0 | (55.8%) | $0 |
New to long-term care | $3,568 | (17.0%) | $2,505 | (11.9%) | $1,761 | (8.4%) | $7,835 |
Resides in long-term care | $1,245 | (12.0%) | $1,237 | (11.9%) | $1,104 | (10.6%) | $3,587 |
Used home care: | $8,535 | (38.2%) | $6,006 | (26.9%) | $5,639 | (25.2%) | $20,180 |
Home care - direct medical | $3,791 | $2,668 | $2,505 | $8,964 | |||
informal caregiver | $4,744 | $3,338 | $3,134 | $11,217 | |||
Subtotal - non-acute | $13,349 | (100%) | $9,749 | (100%) | $8,504 | (100%) | $31,602 |
Total cost | $26,380 | $15,063 | $11,544 | $52,360 | |||
Total Cost - direct medical | $21,212 | $11,619 | $8,312 | $41,143 | |||
Total Cost - informal care | $4,744 | $3,338 | $3,134 | $11,217 | |||